DATA STORY: India's share of global active Covid-19 cases shrinks to 1.89%

India on Wednesday conducted 922,959 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 150,759,726. The test positivity rate recorded was 3.4%

India on Thursday reported a net reduction of 6,616 to bring its count of active coronavirus cases down to 372,293, the lowest level since July 18. With a continuous trend of daily reductions, India’s share of global active coronavirus cases is down to 1.89 per cent (one in 52). The country added 31,521 to take its total caseload to 9767,371. And with 412 new fatalities being reported in a day, its Covid-19 death toll reached 141,772, or 1.45 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India now stands at 9,253,306 – or 94.74