DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jumps in active Covid cases, tally

India has so far vaccinated 94,334,262 people. That is 729.8 per cent of its total caseload, and 6.7848 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net increase of 69,289 in active coronavirus cases, the most in a day so far, to take its count to 979,608. That is over 96 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 4.96 per cent (one in 24). The country is 4^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Friday, it added 131,968 cases, the most in a day so far, to take its total caseload to 13,060,542. And, with 780 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 167,642, or 1.28