Thane, Apr 18 (PTI) With the addition of 15 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 7,08,892, an official said on Monday.

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These new cases were reported on Sunday, he said.

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With no fresh fatality due to COVID-19, the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,889. The mortality rate is 1.67 per cent, he added.

In the neighboring Palghar district, the overall COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,63,605 while the death toll is 3,407 an official said.

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