Thane's COVID-19 count has gone up To 2,36,556after detection of 347 new cases of infection in the Maharashtra district, an official said on Tuesday.
With seven more deaths, the toll in the district has risen to 5,823, he said.
There are currently 5,457 active COVID-19 cases in the district, while 2,25,276 patients have recovered.
The COVID-19 recovery rate in the district is 95.23 per cent, while the mortality rate is 2.46 per cent.
The active cases comprise 2.31 per cent of the total cases reported so far in the district, the official said.
So far, Kalyan town in the district has reported the maximum number of coronavirus cases at 55,838, followed by Thane city-53,586, Navi Mumbai-49,715 and Mira Bhayander- 24,895, he said.
Thane city has till now reported 1,271 deaths due to the disease, Kalyan-1,082, Navi Mumbai-1,016 and Mira Bhayander-773,he added.
An official from neighbouring Palghar said the district has till now recorded 43,650 COVID-19 cases and1,173 deaths due to the disease.