Thane, Apr 9 (PTI) The COVID-19 infection tally in Thane district of Maharashtra has gone up by six to reach 7,08,833, an official said on Saturday.

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These cases were reported on Friday.

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Since nobody succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district remained constant at 11,883. Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, he said.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload stood at 1,63,595, while the death toll is 3,407, another official said.

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