Maha: Thane district sees 1,496 new Covid-19 cases; death toll up by seven
The mortality rate currently stands at 1.68 per cent
 "A health worker testing for Covid-19 collects the swab sample of a man at a railway station in Ranchi on November 27, 2021. (PTI Photo)")
Representative image
With the addition of 1,496 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra went up to 6,97,637, while the death of seven patients pushed the toll to 11,743, an official said on Thursday.
These cases and fatalities were reported on Wednesday, he said.
Thane's COVID-19 mortality rate currently stands at 1.68 per cent, he added.
In neighbouring Palghar district, the caseload has grown to 1,61,231, and death toll is 3,364, another official said.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: Jan 27 2022 | 10:47 AM IST