Thane, Dec 26 (PTI) With the addition of 203 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,72,050, an official said on Sunday.

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These new cases were reported on Saturday, he said.

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The virus also claimed the life of one more person, raising the death toll in the district to 11,605, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 2.03 per cent.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,39,139, while the death toll stands at 3,309, another official said.

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