70 new COVID-19 cases in Thane city, tally rises to 913

Thane, May 14 () With the addition of 70coronavirus positive cases, the number of COVID-19patients grew to 913 in Thane city of Maharashtra on Thursday,an official said.

As the virus claimed five more lives on Thursday, thecity's death toll rose to 42, the official said.

"Two of the 70 new cases found on Thursday are afour-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl," deputy municipalcommissioner and spokesperson of the Thane MunicipalCorporation (TMC), Sandeep Malvi, said.

So far as many as 230 cases have been found inLokmanaya Nagar-Sawarkar Nagar ward alone, he said.

Meanwhile, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation(NMMC) recorded 64 new coronavirus positive cases, taking thetotal to 974. It has recorded 19 deaths due to coronavirusinfection so far, an official said.

The patients include an 11-month-old male child and aseven-year-old girl, the official added.

In the areas under Kalyan Dombivli MunicipalCorporation (KDMC), the number of COVID-19 cases reported tilldate is 391, including six found on Thursday.

So far, seven people have died due to the infection inKDMC limits, the authorities said.

Neighbouring Palghar district has reported 313 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths till date, officials said. CORNP NP