DATA STORY: Active cases decline; Maharashtra's caseload crosses 6 mn-mark

India has so far administered 307,948,744 vaccine doses. That is 1021.91 per cent of its total caseload, and 22.1 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net reduction of 14,189 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 612,868. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 5.36 per cent (one in 18). The country is third among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 51,667 cases to take its total caseload to 30,134,445 from 30,082,778 — an increase of 0.2%. And, with 1,329 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 393,310, or 1.31 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 6,073,912 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count