Thane (Maharashtra): After 15 new cases of corona virus infection were reported in Thane district of Maharashtra, the number of infected in the district increased to 7,08,574. An official said on Saturday that these new cases of infection came to the fore on Friday. The death toll in the district is 11,878.
The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.67 percent. Another official said that the cases of infection in neighboring Palghar district have increased to 1,63,479 while the death toll is 3,392.
At the same time, according to the data released on Friday, 318 new patients infected with corona have been confirmed in Maharashtra and one has died. The Health Department said that the cases of COVID in the state have increased to 78,70,627 and the death toll has reached 1,43,750.
Apart from this, 54 and 47 new cases have been reported in Mumbai and Pune respectively. No infected have died in both these cities of Maharashtra. With this, now the infection rate in the state has come down to 1.82 percent.