Maha: Thane's COVID-19 count rises by 568, death toll by 44

Thane, Jun 3 (PTI) With the addition of 568 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 5,18,831, an official said on Thursday.

Besides these new cases reported on Wednesday, the virus also claimed the lives of 44more people, pushing the death toll in the district to 9,332.

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 1.79 per cent, he added.

Details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,10,708, while the death toll has reached 2,105, another official said. PTI COR GK GK