Thane, Jan 24 (PTI) With the addition of 2,234 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 6,92,835, an official said on Monday.

Also Read | Microsoft Reportedly Adding Support for Hyperlinks Feature to Excel.

These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said.

Also Read | PM Narendra Modi to Interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Awardees Today.

Five more people also succumbed to the viral infection, raising the death toll in the district to 11,713, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane was 1.69 per cent.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,60,260, while the death toll stands at 3,358, another official said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)