Thane, Mar 30 (PTI) With the addition of 10 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,08,764, an official said on Wednesday.

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The new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.

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The death toll remained unchanged at 11,880 and there was no report of any fresh fatality, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in the district is 1.67 per cent.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,589, while the death toll stands at 3,407, another official said.

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