Thane, Dec 16 (PTI) Thane has added 119 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally in the Maharashtra district to 5,70,794, an official said on Thursday.

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These new cases were reported on Wednesday, he said.

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One more person also succumbed to the viral infection, which raised the death toll in the district to 11,596, 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 1,38,863, while the death toll has reached 3,304, another official said.

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