** Shares of Alcidion ALC.AX rise as much as 23.4% to
A$0.088, set for best day since Nov 9, 2020, if gains hold
** The healthcare tech co says it signed a A$23.3 mln
($15.30 mln) contract extension with South Tees Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust
** Contract for use of South Tees' Miya Precision EPR
platform, among others
** Stock hits highest level since Oct 30
** About 5.3 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 2.6 mln
** Alcidion stock down 51% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.5230 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))