Data story: India logs 238,018 new cases; positivity rate rises to 14.4%

India has so far administered 1,580,441,770 vaccine doses. That is 4201.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 112.98 per cent of its population

India on Tuesday reported a net increase of 80,287 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 1,736,628. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.06 per cent (one in 33). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Monday, it added 238,018 cases to take its total caseload to 37,618,271 from 37,380,253 — an increase of 0.64%. And, with 310 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 486,761, or 1.29 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 7,991,230 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Monday, India’s total count