DATA STORY: India's active cases fall to 435,603, the lowest since July 23

India on Monday conducted 969,325 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 141,349,301. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.2%

India on Tuesday reported a massive drop in its count of active coronavirus cases – a net reduction of 11,349 to 435,603, the lowest since July 23. This is 2.40 per cent of all active cases globally (one in 42). However, it should be noted that only four states (Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Assam, and Goa) reported any new active cases. Overall, the country added 31,118 cases to take its tally to 9,462,809.
 
National capital Delhi, witnessing a third wave of infections, reported an increase of 3,726 cases and 108 more deaths in the past 24 hours. Its tally now stands