Thane, Apr 23 (PTI) Thane district of Maharashtra recorded 11 new coronavirus positive cases, which took its infection count to 7,08,953, an official said on Saturday.

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These cases were reported on Friday, he said.

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As no fresh fatality linked to the infection was recorded in the district during the day, its death toll remained unchanged at 11,889.

The COVID-19 mortality rate of the district is 1.67 per cent, he added.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload stood at 1,63,608, while the death toll is 3,407, another official said.

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