DATA STORY: Net increase in active cases for the first time since May 13

India has so far administered 364,847,549 vaccine doses. That is 1188.05 per cent of its total caseload, and 26.17 per cent of its population

India on Thursday reported a net addition of 784 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 460,704. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.93 per cent (one in 25). The country is fourth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 45,892 cases to take its total caseload to 30,709,557 from 30,663,665 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 817 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 405,028, or 1.32 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 3,381,671 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Wednesday, India’s total count