DATA STORY: India adds 9,102 Covid cases, fewer than 10k for first time since June 10

Global tally has topped 100 million, of which 11% cases are in India; at 117, India's single-day toll is the lowest since May 16

India on Tuesday reported a net reduction of 6,916 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 177266, the lowest since June 21 and 82.58 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases has declined to 0.69 per cent (one in 145). The country is 13^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 9,102 cases, fewer than 10,000 in a day for the first time since June 10, to take its total caseload to 10,676,838. And, with 117 new fatalities, the fewest in a day since May