DATA STORY: India adds 43,393 cases; active cases see decline again

India has so far administered 368,991,222 vaccine doses. That is 1199.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.47 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net reduction of 1,977 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 458,727. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.87 per cent (one in 26). The country is fourth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 43,393 cases to take its total caseload to 30,752,950 from 30,709,557 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 911 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 405,939, or 1.32 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 4,023,173 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count