DATA STORY: Active coronavirus cases in India down 11% from Sep 18 peak of 1.02 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 64.7 days, and for deaths at 73.2 days. The only state that has seen its highest single-day jump in daily new cases today is West Bengal (3370)

India continued to report a net decline in its count of active coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with a single-day reduction of 11,140 bringing the total down to 907,883. The country has seen a drop of 11 per cent in active cases since its peak of nearly 1.02 million on September 18. An overall 24-hour addition of 72,049 to confirmed cases took India’s tally to 6,757,131. With 986 fatalities in a day, meanwhile, the country’s Covid-19 death toll reached 104,555, and 82,203 cured cases increased total recoveries to 5,744,693, or a little over 85 per cent of all reported cases.