DATA STORY: India sees a surge of 8,011 in active Covid cases, tally up by 23,285

India has so far vaccinated 26,164,920 people. That is 231.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 1.8832 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net increase of 8,011 to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 197,237. That is 80.62 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 0.91 per cent (one in 110). The country is 11^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Friday, it added 23,285 cases, the most in a day since December 24, to take its total caseload to 11,308,846. And, with 117 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 158,306, or 1.40 per cent of total confirmed infections.