DATA STORY: India's count of active Covid cases down 86.1% from September peak

With 352,553 more vaccine shots being administered on Tuesday, the total number of people inoculated in India has reached 6,611,561 - that is 60.89% of its total caseload, and 0.4762% of population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 2,114 in active coronavirus cases to bring its count down at 141,511, which is 86.09 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases has declined to 0.55 per cent (one in 182). The country is 17^th among the most affected countries by active cases. India added 11,067 cases to take its total caseload to 10,858,371. And, with 94 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 155,252, or 1.43 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 352,553 more vaccinations across India on Tuesday,