With the addition of five new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 7,09,080, an official said on Wednesday. These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said, adding that the death toll remained unchanged at 11,893.
The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent, he added. In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,612, while the death toll stands at 3,407, another official said.
(With PTI inputs)
