DATA STORY: At 883,185 India's active cases now at the lowest level since September 7

India now accounts for 10.84% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 9.93% of all deaths (one in every 10)

India on Saturday reported yet another net reduction in its count of active coronavirus cases to bring the total to the lowest level since September 7. At 883,185, the tally is down 13.22% from the September 18 peak of 1,017,754.
 
While 82,753 new coronavirus recoveries took the total number of cured cases to 5,988,822, an overall addition 73,272 to the total number of infections pushed the country’s tally to 6,979,423. Meanwhile, with 926 Covid-19 fatalities in a day, India’s death toll reached 107,416.
 
The second-most-affected country by active and total cases, and third by fatality, India has added