DATA STORY: India reports lowest single-day Covid tally spike since June 17

India on Monday conducted 897,056 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 182,652,887. The test positivity rate recorded was 1.4%

India on Tuesday reported a net reduction of 5,968 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 216,558, or 78.72 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases has declined to 0.90 per cent (one in 108). The country is now 14^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 12,584 cases, the lowest daily spike since June 17, to take its total caseload to 10,479,179. And, with 167 new fatalities its Covid-19 death toll reached 151,327, or 1.44 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
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