DATA STORY: In biggest single-day spike since Oct 2, India's Covid tally up by 81,466

India has so far vaccinated 68,789,138 people. That is 559.12 per cent of its total caseload, and 4.9483 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net increase of 30,641 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 614,696. That is a little over 60 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.74 per cent (one in 36). The country is 5^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Friday, it added 81,466 cases, the most in a day since October 6, to take its total caseload to 12,303,131. And, with 469 new fatalities, the most in a day since December 6, its Covid-19 death toll