India News | Thane Logs 17 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With the addition of 17 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,09,182, while one fatality raised the death toll to 11,894, an official said on Sunday.

Thane, May 8 (PTI) With the addition of 17 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,09,182, while one fatality raised the death toll to 11,894, an official said on Sunday.

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These new cases and death were reported on Saturday, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 per cent.

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In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count stood at 1,63,612 and the death toll at 3,407, another official said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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