With highest spike of 7,466 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 1,65,799

With the highest spike of 7,466 more COVID-19 cases and 175 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally reached 1,65,799 on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The number of active coronavirus cases stands at 89,987 while 71,105 people have been cured or recovered and one patient has migrated, it said.

The death toll due to the infection has reached 4,706 in the country.

Maharashtra is the worst affected state with 59,546 cases.

Tamil Nadu has recorded as many as 19,372 cases while Gujarat and Delhi have recorded 15,562 and 16,281 coronavirus cases respectively.