DATA STORY: As global deaths cross 4 mn-mark, India adds 553 to the toll

India has so far administered 357,553,612 vaccine doses. That is 1167.71 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.65 per cent of its population

India on Tuesday reported a net reduction of 17,714 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 464,357. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.99 per cent (one in 25). The country is third among the most affected countries by active cases. On Monday, it added 34,703 cases to take its total caseload to 30,619,932 from 30,585,229 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 553 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 403,281, or 1.32 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 4,582,246 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Monday, India’s total count