India records 204 more coronavirus deaths

As India entered the second day of the phased exit from coronavirus-induced lockdown, the death toll due to the contagion rose to 5,598 across the country today.

India recorded 204 more fatalities and 8,171 new cases in the last 24 hours taking the number of total patients to 1,98,706, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Health ministry update said active cases of coronavirus climbed to 97,581 and 95,526 people have recovered so far, which is around 48.07 percent.

Out of the 204 deaths since Monday morning, 76 were in Maharashtra, 50 in Delhi, 25 in Gujarat and 11 in Tamil Nadu.

Eight people each died of Covid-19 in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, followed by six in Telangana, and four each in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Overall, Maharashtra tops the list with 2,362 out of the total 5,598 deaths in India so far, followed by 1,063 in Gujarat, 523 in Delhi, 358 in Madhya Pradesh and 335 in West Bengal.

There have been 217 coronavirus deaths so far in Uttar Pradesh, while 198 succumbed to the infection in Rajasthan, 184 in Tamil Nadu, 88 in Telangana and 64 in Andhra Pradesh.

More than 70 percent of the deaths across India are due to comorbidities, our correspondent reports quoting the health ministry.

The number of Covid-19 cases in Tripura rose to 423, with 102 people testing positive for coronavirus, officials also said.