DATA STORY: India reports lowest single-day jump in total cases since July 14

India on Tuesday reported an addition of 29,163 to its tally of confirmed coronavirus cases, the lowest single-day rise since July 14. This was in line with a cooling off seen in the country’s Covid-19 situation since early last month. Its total caseload now stands at 8,874,290.
 
While the number of active coronavirus cases globally now stands at 15,525,843, India’s share of these, at 453,401, has dropped to 2.92 per cent, or one in every 34 active cases. The country has shown a net decline in active cases for 45 days in a row, including of 12,077 on Tuesday.