162 new coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad; 3 deaths, 188 recoveries

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district rose by 162 to 28,840 on Saturday, Gujarat health department said.

The fatality count rose by three to 1,655, it said.

188 more patients recovered from the viral infection, increasing the number of recovered cases to 23,708, the department said in its release.

Ahmedabad city reported 148 new cases while the rural parts reported 14 new cases.

All three deaths were reported in the city area.

Since July 27, Ahmedabad city has been reporting less than 150 new cases per day.

At 3, the death toll in the day was one of the lowest since the fatality count dropped to a single digit from July 4.

Ahmedabad city has so far reported 27,337 cases while 1,503 cases have been reported from rural parts of the district.