Data story: India adds 275 new Covid cases; active tally sees net decline

India on December 2 reported a fall of 95 in active coronavirus cases taking the count to 4,672. The country is eightieth among the most affected countries globally by active cases. On December 2, it added 275 cases to take its total caseload to 44,672,913. And, with 2 new death, its Covid-19 death toll reached 530,624, or 1.19 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 

With 52,299 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on December 1, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far has reached 2,199,328,575. The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India, meanwhile, reached 44,137,617 — or 98.80 per cent of the total caseload — with 368 cured cases being reported on December 2.

• India has added 2,083 cases in the past 7 days.
• India has so far administered 2,199,328,575 vaccine doses.
• The count of active cases across India on December 2 saw a decrease of 95, compared with 88 on December 1.
• With 368 new daily recoveries, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.80%, while the fatality rate is at 1.19%.
• India’s new daily closed cases stand at 370 — 2 deaths and 368 recoveries.
• The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (8135850), Kerala (6826388), Karnataka (4071309), Tamil Nadu (3594159), and Andhra Pradesh (2339055).
• The five states with the most active cases are Kerala (1632), Karnataka (1625), Maharashtra (373), Gujarat (201), and Tamil Nadu (178).
• The five states with the highest fatalities are Maharashtra (148407), Kerala (71498), Karnataka (40303), Tamil Nadu (38049), and Delhi (26518).