Thane, May 26 (PTI) With the addition of 49 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,09,666, an official said on Thursday.

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These new cases were reported on Wednesday, he said.

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The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,895 and the COVID-19 mortality rate stood at 1.67 per cent, he said.

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

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