DATA STORY: India sees biggest ever single-day Covid tally jump of 115,736

India has so far vaccinated 87,077,474 people. That is 680.20 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.263 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net increase of 55,250 in active coronavirus cases, the most in a day so far, to take its count to 843,473. That is over 82 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.69 per cent (one in 29). The country is 4^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 115,736 cases, the most in a day so far, to take its total caseload to 12,801,785. And, with 630 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 166,177, or 1.30