Data story: Active cases drop below 2 million; caseload crosses 41-mn mark

India has so far administered 1,657,060,692 vaccine doses. That is 4032.51 per cent of its total caseload, and 118.27 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net decrease of 119,396 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 1,884,937. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.59 per cent (one in 39). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 234,281 cases to take its total caseload to 41,092,522 from 40,858,241 — an increase of 0.57%. And, with 893 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 494,091, or 1.2 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 6,222,682 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Saturday, India’s total count