DATA STORY: At 185,662, India's active Covid cases now just 1.75% of its tally

India on Friday conducted 837,095 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 190,985,119. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.7%

India on Saturday reported a net reduction of 3,026 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 185662, the lowest since June 24 and 81.76 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases has declined to 0.72 per cent (one in 139). The country is 13^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 14,256 cases to take its total caseload to 10,639,684. And, with 152 new fatalities its Covid-19 death toll reached 153,184, or 1.44 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
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