DATA STORY: India's active Covid cases surpass the 200,000 mark, again

India has so far vaccinated 28,218,457 people. That is 249.59 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.031 per cent of its population

India on Saturday reported a net increase of 4,785 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 202,022. That is 80.15 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.97 per cent (one in 103). The country is 12^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Friday, it added 24,882 cases, the most in a day since December 20, to take its total caseload to 11,333,728. And, with 140 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 158,446, or 1.40 per cent of total confirmed infections.