DATA STORY: Delhi adds 295 cases, fewest in a day since May 10; recovery rate nears 98%

India on Friday conducted 803,090 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 185,765,491. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.9%

India on Saturday reported a net reduction of 1994 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 211,033, the lowest since June 29 and 79.26 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases has declined to 0.85 per cent (one in 118). The country is 13^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 15,158 cases to take its total caseload to 10,542,841. And, with 175 new fatalities its Covid-19 death toll reached 152,093, or 1.44 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
The count of recovered coronavirus