DATA STORY: India adds 38,949 cases; tally goes past 31 million-mark

India has so far administered 395,343,767 vaccine doses. That is 1274.19 per cent of its total caseload, and 28.36 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net reduction of 1,619 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 430,422. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.44 per cent (one in 29). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 38,949 cases to take its total caseload to 31,026,829 from 30,987,880 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 542 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 412,531, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 3,878,078 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count