Thane, Aug 16 (PTI) Thane has added 213 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 5,48,308, an official said on Monday.

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These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said.

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The virus also claimed the lives of five more people, which took the death toll in the district to 11,184.

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

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,33,997, while the death toll has reached 3,249, another official said.

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