DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases rise again; vaccination tops 10 mn

With 658,674 more vaccine shots being administered on Thursday, the total number of people inoculated in India has reached 10,188,007 - that is 92.93% of its total caseload, and 0.7337% of population

India on Friday reported a net increase of 2,200 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 139,542. This is 86.29 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.62 per cent (one in 161). The country is 16^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 13,193 cases to take its total caseload to 10,963,394. And, with 97 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 156,111, or 1.42 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 658,674 more vaccinations across India on Thursday, the