India has reported 174,020 cases and 4,981 deaths from coronavirus till Saturday, according to latest data from worldometer.

While 82,676 patients have recovered, 86,363 are active cases in the country, the source reported.

India on Saturday reported 7,964 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 265 deaths in the last 24 hours. The is the another highest single-day spike, India Union health ministry data showed.

This is the second day in a row that India has witnessed a daily rise of more than 7,000 Covid-19 cases.

Maharashtra has reported 62,228 Covid-19 cases, including 2098 deaths, so far. In Tamil Nadu, there have been 20,246 infections, including 154 deaths, and Delhi with 17,386 Covid-19 cases is the third worst-affected region in the country.