Data story: India records 291 new Covid cases, death toll reaches 530,614

India on November 28 reported a fall of 140 in active coronavirus cases taking the count to 5,123. The country is seventy-fifth among the most affected countries globally by active cases. On November 28, it added 291 cases to take its total caseload to 44,671,853. And, with 2 new deaths, its Covid-19 death toll reached 530,614, or 1.18 per cent of total confirmed infections.

With 8,119 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on November 27, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far has reached 2,199,092,547. The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India, meanwhile, reached 44,136,116 — or 98.80 per cent of the total caseload — with 429 cured cases being reported on November 28.

• India has added 2,432 cases in the past 7 days.
• India has so far administered 2,199,092,547 vaccine doses.
• The count of active cases across India on November 28 saw a decrease of 140, compared with 132 on November 27.
• With 429 new daily recoveries, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.80%, while the fatality rate is at 1.19%.
• India’s new daily closed cases stand at 431 — 2 deaths and 429 recoveries.
• The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (8135684), Kerala (6826035), Karnataka (4071116), Tamil Nadu (3594087), and Andhra Pradesh (2339051).
• The five states with the most active cases are Kerala (1745), Karnataka (1625), Maharashtra (451), Tamil Nadu (268), and Gujarat (212).
• The five states with the highest fatalities are Maharashtra (148406), Kerala (71492), Karnataka (40303), Tamil Nadu (38049), and Delhi (26517).