<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra has reported 811 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of the affected people in the state to 7,628. State health department said that 22 people succumbed to the COVID-19 disease in the state, taking the death toll to 323 so far. With 119 patients discharged after recovery, their number rose to 1,076. A central team visited Thane district yesterday to monitor efforts to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Central team led by Additional Secretary in Food Processing Industries Ministry Manoj Joshi met civic chiefs, police officials and visited hospitals involved in treating COVID-19 patients. According to Thane district official, the team visited Kaushalya Hospital, Thane Civil Hospital and others. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They toured hotspots like Parsik Nagar, Amrut Nagar etc. The team stressed on suspected cases being examined at fever clinics, and asked for a rise in the number of institutional quarantine facilities.</span><br />