311 new coronavirus cases in Surat four deaths

    Surat, Sep 29 (PTI) 311 new coronavirus cases were
detected in Surat in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in
the district to 27,894, the Gujarat health department said on
Tuesday evening.
    The district once again recorded the highest one-day
spike in cases in the state.
    Four persons succumbed to the infection in the
district during the same period.
    To curb the infection spread in the city, the Surat
Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started conducting rapid
antigen tests in diamond units and textile markets.
    On Tuesday, SMC conducted 569 rapid tests at various
textile markets and found 22 cases of infection, it said.
    Similarly, 28 persons were found positive during the
drive in various diamond units.
    Surat's tally of 27,894 cases is second biggest after
Ahmedabad, where 36,650 infections have been recorded so far.
    Of 311 new cases, 179 cases were from Surat city and
132 from rural parts of the district, the release said.
    While one person from the city died in the last 24
hours, three deaths were reported from rural parts, taking the
death toll to 934 in the district.
    A total of 275 persons, highest in Gujarat, were given
discharge in the last 24 hours, said the release. PTI CORR PJT
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