Nashik, Aug 25 (PTI) With the addition 65 fresh cases of coronavirus, the tally of infections in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose to 4,04,868 on Wednesday, a health official said.

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At least 62 patients were discharged from hospitals, while one died of the infection during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 3,95,365 and toll to 8,566, the official said.

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Of the total number of fatalities, 357 were reported from Malegaon, 3,963 from Nashik city limits and 4,120 were from other parts of the district, he said. As many as 24,24,758 swab samples have been tested in the district till date, of which 5,143 were tested on Wednesday.

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