Data story: India logs 271,202 new cases; total caseload crosses 37 mn-mark

India has so far administered 1,567,615,454 vaccine doses. That is 4222.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 112.06 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net increase of 132,557 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 1,550,377. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.83 per cent (one in 35). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 271,202 cases to take its total caseload to 37,122,164 from 36,850,962 — an increase of 0.74%. And, with 314 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 486,066, or 1.31 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 6,621,395 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Saturday, India’s total count