DATA STORY: India's cured Covid cases top 9 million; recovery rate at 94.2%

The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India went past the 9-million mark on Friday. With 42,916 new cured cases being reported in a day, the country’s total number of recovered cases reached 9,016,289, or 94.20 per cent of all total caseload.
 
Another drop was reported in the number of active cases – a net reduction of 6,861 to 416,082, the lowest since July 22. This is 2.23 per cent of all active cases globally (one in 45). Overall, the country added 36,595 cases to take its tally to 9,571,559.
 
National capital Delhi, witnessing a third wave of