New Delhi: India witnessed 8,171 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours. With this, the total case count mounted to 1,98,706 on Tuesday. At least 204 new fatalities were also recorded in 24 hours, taking the toll to 5,598. The country witnessed more than 8,000 cases for the third consecutive day. With this, India has inched closer to the two-lakh mark.

According to the Health Ministry, of the total number, at least 97,581 cases are active while 95,527 people have been cured.

Maharashtra reported a total of 70,013 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 23,495 and Delhi with 20,834 cases.

Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of casualties -- 2,362, followed by Gujarat (1,063), Delhi (523) and Madhya Pradesh (358).

States that reported more than 5,000 cases are Madhya Pradesh (8,283), Rajasthan (8,980), Uttar Pradesh (8,075) and West Bengal (5,772).