DATA STORY: Uttar Pradesh administers 1 million vaccine shots in a day

India has so far administered 361,323,548 vaccine doses. That is 1178.34 per cent of its total caseload, and 25.95 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 4,437 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 459,920. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.95 per cent (one in 25). The country is fourth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Tuesday, it added 43,733 cases to take its total caseload to 30,663,665 from 30,619,932 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 930 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 404,211, or 1.32 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 3,605,998 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count