Ahmedabad reports 330 new coronavirus cases; 22 more die

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Ahmedabad, Jun 17 () Ahmedabad reported 330 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the tally in the district to 17,629, while 22 more patients succumbed to the infection, the state health department said.

The death toll rose to 1,253 with 22 more fatalities recorded on Wednesday in the district, it said.

The district reported recovery of 223 patients, taking the number of people who have been discharged to 12,280.

Out of the 520 new cases reported in Gujarat on Wednesday, Ahmedabad alone recorded 330, and 22 of the total 27 state-wide deaths.

The Ahmedabad civic body said around 72 per cent of the total coronavirus patients in the city have recovered.

Out of the total16,672 patients in the city, 11,980 have recovered and discharged from hospitals, it said.

As many as 1,205 COVID-19 patients have died.

The city has 3,487 active cases, with "super spreaders" accounting for 17.4 per cent of them at 605, the civic body aid.

The north zone of the city has reported the highest number of active coronavirus cases at 807, or 23 per cent of total, while the west zone follows closely with 703 active cases, or 20.2 per cent of the total.

Ahmedabad's nine talukas under district panchayats have reported a total of 650 coronavirus cases so far, with the active cases standing at 129, or 20 per cent of total.

Dholka taluka has reported the highest number of cases so far at 187, followed by Daskroi at 148 and Bavla at 69. KA PD RSY RSY