Maharashtra: 707 new COVID-19 cases in Thane, 6 more deaths

Thane: Thane has reported707 new cases of coronavirus, raising the tally in the Maharashtra district to 2,71,161, an official said on March 10.

These new cases were reported on March 9, he said.

The virus also claimed the lives of six more persons, pushing the death toll in the district to 6,312, he said.

The COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane is 2.33%, he said.

So far, 2,57,521 patients have recuperated from the infection in the district, which reflects a recovery rate of 94.97%.

As of now, there are 7,328 active COVID-19 cases in Thane, the official said.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 46,389,while the death toll has reached 1,206, another official said.