Health Ministry: Total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 1,98,706 in India

The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the Health Ministry said.

The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) climbed to 97,581 and as many as 95,526 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the data.

Around 48.07 percent patients have recovered so far, a ministry official said.

More than 70 percent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, it said.