DATA STORY: Active cases rise for third-day straight; 555 deaths reported

India has so far administered 456,033,754 vaccine doses. That is 1444.4 per cent of its total caseload, and 32.7 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net addition of 1,315 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 405,155. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.77 per cent (one in 36). The country is seventh among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 44,230 cases to take its total caseload to 31,572,344 from 31,528,114 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 555 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 423,217, or 1.34 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 5,183,180 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count