DATA STORY: Fewest Covid deaths in a day since June 23; active cases at lowest since July 17

India on Sunday conducted 855,157 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 154,566,990. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.2%

India on Monday reported a net reduction of 3,960 to bring its count of active coronavirus cases down to 352,586, the lowest level since July 17. With a continuous trend of daily reductions, India’s share of global active coronavirus cases is down at 1.75 per cent (one in 58). The country added 27,071 to take its total caseload to 9,884,100. And with 336 new fatalities, the fewest reported in a day since June 23, its Covid-19 death toll reached 143,355, or 1.45 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India now stands at