DATA STORY: Active case tally hits six-month low; 295 new death reported

India has so far administered 808,568,144 vaccine doses. That is 2415.19 per cent of its total caseload, and 57.95 per cent of its population

India on Monday reported a net decrease of 13,977 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 318,181. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.70 per cent (one in 59). The country is eighth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Sunday, it added 30,256 cases to take its total caseload to 33,478,419 from 33,448,163 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 295 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 445,133, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 3,778,296 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Sunday, India’s total count