DATA STORY: India's Covid tally up by 62,258 in highest single-day jump since Oct 16

India has so far vaccinated 58,109,773 people. That is 487.95 per cent of its total caseload, and 4.1807 per cent of its population

India on Saturday reported a net increase of 31,581 in active coronavirus cases, the most in a day so far, to take its count to 452,647. That is 44.48 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.10 per cent (one in 48). The country is 8^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 62,258 cases, the most in a day since October 16, to take its total caseload to 11,908,910. And, with 291 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 161,240, or 1.35