Thane, Mar 17 :As many as 1,359 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Thane in the past 24 hours pushing the tally to 2,78,928, according to the authorities here on Wednesday.

With six more deaths, the total number of fatalities has reached to 6,349. The mortality rate was 2.28 per cent, he added.
So far, 2,62,360 patients have recuperated from the infection taking the recovery rate to 94.06 per cent. Presently, there are 10,219 active cases in the district.

In neighbouring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 46,878 while the death toll reported was 1,207.(UNI)