Thane, Jun 1 (PTI) Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 96 new cases of coronavirus, raising its infection count to 7,10,088, an official said on Wednesday.

These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.

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There was no fresh fatality and the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,895 and the COVID-19 mortality rate stood at 1.67 per cent, he added.

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

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