DATA STORY: India adds 89,129 Covid cases in a day, the most since September 20

India has so far vaccinated 73,054,295 people. That is 593.79 per cent of its total caseload, and 5.2551 per cent of its population

India on Saturday reported a net increase of 44,213 in active coronavirus cases, the daily biggest jump so far, to take its count to 658,909. That is nearly 65 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.91 per cent (one in 34). The country is 5^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 89,129 cases, the most in a day since September 20, to take its total caseload to 12,392,260. And, with 714 new fatalities, the most in a day since October 21