DATA STORY: After two months, India's active case count drops below 700,000 mark

India's count of coronavirus tests has exceeded the 100-million mark, with 1,442,722 tests being conducted on Thursday

Continuing its streak of daily net reduction in active coronavirus cases, India on Friday reported a decline of 20,303 cases, bringing the total active count below the 700,000 mark for the first time since August 22. At 695,509, number of active cases in the country now is only two-thirds of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754.
 
Meanwhile, coronavirus testing in India has gone past the 100-million milestone, with 1,442,722 tests being conducted on Thursday. India has so far conducted 100,113,085 tests and has had an overall test positivity rate (TPR) – positive cases as a proportion of total tests