DATA STORY: India reports 624 deaths, adds 38,792 new cases to tally

India has so far administered 387,697,935 vaccine doses. That is 1252.81 per cent of its total caseload, and 27.81 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 2,832 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 429,946. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.55 per cent (one in 28). The country is fifth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Tuesday, it added 38,792 cases to take its total caseload to 30,946,074 from 30,907,282 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 624 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 411,408, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 3,714,441 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count