Thane, Sep 24 :With the addition of 307 new coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 5,57,743 an official said today.

These new cases were reported on Friday, he said.
As the virus claimed the life of four more people, the death toll in the district rose to 11,394. The mortality rate is currently at 2.04 per cent, he added.
In neighboring Palghar district, the COVID-19 case count has gone up to 1,35,657, while the death toll is 3,274 an official from Palghar said.(UNI)