Nashik, Sep 1 (PTI) With the detection of 788 fresh COVID-19 cases, the tally in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose to 38,174 on Tuesday, a health official said.

At least five patients died of the infection in the Nashik municipal corporation limits, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the region to 877, the official said.

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As many as 112 people have died due to the infection in Malegaon, 496 in NMC limits and 246 in other parts of the district so far, he said.

A total of 738 were discharged from hospitals on Tuesday, taking the number of recoveries to 30,159 in the region, the official added.

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