Thane: 1,226 new COVID-19 cases, 52 more succumb to infection

 With the addition of 1,226 coronavirus positive cases on Thursday, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra reached 1,02,802, a senior official said.

The virus claimed another 52 lives in the district, which pushed the number of victims to 2,925, he said.

The recovery rate of the district is 83.56 per cent and the mortality is 2.85 per cent, the official said.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count reached 18,918 with the addition of 311 cases on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 379 with the addition of eight cases.