DATA STORY: India reports 3,689 Covid deaths, most in a day so far

India has so far administered 156,816,031 vaccine doses. That is 818.24 per cent of its total caseload, and 11.27 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net increase of 80,934 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 3,349,644. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 17.76 per cent (one in 6). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases. On Sunday, it added 392,488 cases to take its total caseload to 19,557,457. And, with 3,689 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 215,542, or 1.10 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 1,826,219 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Saturday, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far reached 156,816,031.