Thane, Jun 19 (PTI) With the addition of 837 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 7,18,884, an official said on Sunday.

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These new cases were reported on Saturday, he said.

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The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,898 and the COVID-19 mortality rate stood at 1.67 per cent, he added.

Thane had reported 957 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and 934 infections on Thursday, as per official figures.

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