With 97,570 cases has push India's coronavirus tally to 46,59,984 the Union Health Ministry data this morning showed. The death count has risen to 77,472 with 1,201 more fatalities.
36,24,196 patients have recovered from the infection in the country.
Maharashtra remains the state hit hardest by the pandemic, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. India is the country with the second-highest coronavirus caseload in the world after the United States.
The country's recovery rate now stands at 77.77 per cent, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Saturday.