Thane, Nov 15 (PTI) With the addition of 118 new cases of coronavirus, the infection tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,67,682, 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 two more persons, which raised the death toll in the district to 11,555, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 2.03 per cent.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,38,324, while the death toll stands at 3,289, another official said.

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