Thane, Sep 9 (PTI) With the addition of 243 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 5,53,609, an official said on Thursday.

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These cases were reported on Wednesday, he said.

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As the virus claimed the lives of four persons during the day, the death toll in the district rose to 11,330.

The COVID-19 mortality rate is 2.04 per cent, he added.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the infection count went up to 1,34,869, while the death toll is 3,294, another official said.

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