DATA STORY: India's share of active Covid cases worldwide down to 2.35%

India on Tuesday conducted 1,096,651 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 142,445,952. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.3%

India on Tuesday reported another drop in its count of active coronavirus cases – a net reduction of 6959 to 428,644, the lowest since July 23. This is 2.35 per cent of all active cases globally (one in 43). Overall, the country added 36,604 cases to take its tally to 9,499,413.
 
National capital Delhi, witnessing a third wave of infections, reported an increase of 4,006 cases and 86 more deaths in the past 24 hours. Its tally now stands at 574,380, and death toll at 9,260.
 
With 43,062 new cured cases in a day, India’s recovered cases have