With the states reporting 3,970 new cases, India's COVID-19 count raced past 85,000 on Saturday. The total number of coronavirus patients in India increased to 85,940.
While Maharashtra continued to add over 1,000 new cases, Tamil Nadu registered 434 new cases in last 24 hours. Coronavirus claimed 2,752 lives in India.
At least 103 people succumbed to death in last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded 49 fatalities on Friday, biggest spike in single-day COVID-19 fatalities.
There were 53,035 active coronavirus patients in the country, according to ministry of health and family welfare. Nearly 33% of the total cases — 30,152 people were recovered from the disease.