DATA STORY: India sees biggest jumps in total Covid tally, active cases

India has so far vaccinated 90,198,673 people. That is 697.80 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.4873 per cent of its population

India on Thursday reported a net increase of 66,846 in active coronavirus cases, the most in a day so far, to take its count to 910,319. That is nearly 90 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.96 per cent (one in 25). The country is 4^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 126,789 cases, the most in a day so far, to take its total caseload to 12,928,574. And, with 685 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 166,862, or 1.29