DATA STORY: With 92,596 new infections, caseload goes past 29 million

India has so far administered 239,058,360 vaccine doses. That is 824.43 per cent of its total caseload, and 17.16 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 72,287 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 1,231,415. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 9.84per cent (one in 10). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 92,596 cases to take its total caseload to 29,089,069. And, with 2,219 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 353,528, or 1.22 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 2,776,096 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far reached 239,058,360. The