Data story: India records 294 new Covid cases; active tally at 6,209

India on November 22 reported a fall of 193 in active coronavirus cases taking the count to 6,209. The country is seventy-third among the most affected countries globally by active cases. On November 22, it added 294 cases to take its total caseload to 44,669,715. And, with 5 new deaths, all reconciled by Kerala, its Covid-19 death toll reached 530,591, or 1.18 per cent of total confirmed infections.

With 74,386 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on November 21, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far has reached 2,198,712,952. The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India, meanwhile, reached 44,132,915 — or 98.80 per cent of the total caseload — with 482 cured cases being reported on November 22.

• India has added 3,540 cases in the past 7 days.
• India has so far administered 2,198,712,952 vaccine doses.
• The count of active cases across India on November 22 saw a decrease of 193, compared with 87 on November 21.
• With 482 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 487 — 5 deaths and 482 recoveries.
• India on November 21 conducted 183,709 coronavirus tests to take the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 904,266,334.
• The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (8135242), Kerala (6825364), Karnataka (4070825), Tamil Nadu (3593904), and Andhra Pradesh (2339043).
• The five states with the most active cases are Kerala (1886), Karnataka (1536), Maharashtra (751), Tamil Nadu (449), and Gujarat (264).
• The five states with the highest fatalities are Maharashtra (148404), Kerala (71477), Karnataka (40302), Tamil Nadu (38049), and Delhi (26516).