Thane, Apr 1 (PTI) With the addition of 16 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,785, an official said on Friday.

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These cases were reported on Thursday, he said.

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Since nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,880.

Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate is 1.67 per cent at present, he added.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the case count is 1,63,591, while the death toll stood at 3,407, another official said.

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