Thane, Dec 12 (PTI) With the addition of 86 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,70,460, an official said on Sunday.

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These new cases were reported on Saturday, he said.

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No new fatality was recorded, he said, adding that the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,593.

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.03 per cent, he said.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,38,794, while the death toll stands at 3,302, another official said.

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