DATA STORY: Active cases see steady decline; death toll nears 400,000-mark

India has so far administered 332,854,527 vaccine doses. That is 1096.25 per cent of its total caseload, and 23.88 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 15,595 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 537,064. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 4.69 per cent (one in 21). The country is third among the most affected countries by active cases. On Tueaday, it added 45,951 cases to take its total caseload to 30,362,848 from 30,316,897 — an increase of 0.2%. And, with 817 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 398,454, or 1.31 per cent of total confirmed infections.

With 3,651,983 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count of vaccine