DATA STORY: In second net increase in 5 days, India's active Covid cases rise by 1,051

With 405,349 more vaccine shots being administered on Wednesday, the total number of people inoculated in India has reached 7,017,114 - that is 64.55% of its total caseload, and 0.5054% of population

India on Thursday reported a second net active case increase in five days, of 1,051 to take the count to 142,562, which is 85.99 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.56 per cent (one in 179). The country is 17^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 12,923 cases to take its total caseload to 10,871,294. And, with 108 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 155,360, or 1.43 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 405,349 more vaccinations across India on