Thane, May 19 (PTI) With the addition of 31 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,09,441, an official said on Thursday.

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These new cases were reported on Wednesday, he said.

With no fresh fatality, the COVID-19 death toll in the district stood at 11,895 and the mortality rate at 1.67 per cent, he added.

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In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 infection tally stood at 1,63,612 and the death toll at 3,407, another official said.

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