Thane records 97 new Covid cases

Thane: With the addition of 97 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 5,70,891, an official said on Friday.

These new cases were reported on Thursday, he said.

As the virus claimed the life of one person during the day, the death



toll in the district rose to 11,597.

Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate stands at 2.03 per cent, he added.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload has gone up to 1,38,878, while the death toll is 3,305, another official said.