Thane, Oct 21 (PTI) With the addition of 226 new cases of coronavirus, the infection tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has risen to 5,63,975, an official said on Thursday.

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These new cases were reported on Wednesday, he said.

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Three more people also succumbed to the viral infection, which raised the fatality toll in the district to 11,468, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 2.03 per cent.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,37,632, while the death toll has reached 3,282, another official said.

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