Thane, Mar 20 (PTI) With the addition of six coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,672, an official said on Sunday.

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These cases were reported on Saturday, he said.

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As nobody succumbed to the infection in the district during the day, the death toll remained unchanged at 11,879.

Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, he added.

In neighboring Palghar district, the caseload grew to 1,63,448, while the fatality count is 3,392, another official said.

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