Maharashtra: Thane's COVID-19 tally crosses 1.70 lakh

COVID-19 tally in Thane reached 1,70,157 on Monday after 1,523 new cases were found in Maharashtra district, an official said. death toll in district rose to 4,365 after 30 people succumbed to viral infection on Sunday, he said. Out of new COVID-19 cases, 418 were reported from Thane city, 347 from Navi Mumbai, 340 from Kalyan town and remaining from or parts of district, he said.

Kalyan has so far reported maximum COVID-19 cases at 41,466, followed by Thane city-35,653 and Navi Mumbai- 35,552, official said. Out of total number of deaths, 977 have been reported in Thane city, 812 in Kalyan and 736 in Navi Mumbai. As of w, re are 17,736 active COVID-19 cases in district while 1,48,056 patients have recovered, he said.

recovery rate in district was 87.01 per cent, while death rate stood at 2.57 per cent, he added. An official from neighbouring Palghar said district has so far reported 34,167 COVID-19 cases and 662 deaths due to disease.