India continues to see an rise in COVID-19 cases, with approximately 40,000 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.
According to the Press Trust of India, this is the highest-daily rise in cases since last year.
The daily spike in infections(39,726) was the highest in 110 days, while the death toll rose to 1,59,370, with 154 daily new fatalities, according to the data provided by the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
According to government data, the five states with the highest single-day surge since yesterday are Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, and Gujarat.