Thane, Mar 26 (PTI) With the addition of six new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,729, an official said on Saturday.

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These new cases were reported on Friday , he said.

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The death toll remained unchanged at 11,880 as no new fatality due to COVID-19 was reported in the district on Thursday.

The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, the official said.

In neighboring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,585 while the overall death toll is 3,407, another official said.

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