DATA STORY: Delhi adds 6,746 cases, suffers most Covid deaths in a day

India on Sunday conducted 849,596 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 132,582,730. The test positivity rate recorded was 5.2%

After registering daily net reductions in active coronavirus cases for 47 days in a row, India has now reported an increase in the count of active cases thrice in four days. On Monday, its total number of active cases rose by 2,524 to 443,486. The country, now ranking seventh globally on this parameter, now accounts for 2.64 per cent of all active cases across the world, or one in every 38. Overall, the country added 44,059 cases to take its tally to 9,139,865.
 
National capital Delhi, which is witnessing a third wave of infections, reported an increase of 6,746