DATA STORY: India reports 34,973 cases in 24 hours, adds 260 deaths to toll

India has so far administered 723,784,586 vaccine doses. That is 2181.71 per cent of its total caseload, and 51.87 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net decrease of 2,968 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 390,646. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.08 per cent (one in 48). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 34,973 cases to take its total caseload to 33,174,954 from 33,139,981 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 260 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 442,009, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 6,758,491 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count