DATA STORY: At 422,943, India's active Covid cases down to 2.3% of global count

India on Wednesday conducted 1,111,695 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 143,557,647. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.2%

India on Thursday reported another drop in its count of active coronavirus cases – a net reduction of 5701 to 422,943, the lowest since July 22. This is 2.30 per cent of all active cases globally (one in 43). Overall, the country added 35,551 cases to take its tally to 9,534,964.
 
National capital Delhi, witnessing a third wave of infections, reported an increase of 3,944 cases and 82 more deaths in the past 24 hours. Its tally now stands at 578,324, and death toll at 9,342.
 
With 40,726 new cured cases in a day, India’s recovered cases have