DATA STORY: At 4,205, India's Covid-related deaths highest in a day so far

India has so far administered 175,235,991 vaccine doses. That is 750.78 per cent of its total caseload, and 12.59 per cent of its population

India on Tuesday reported a net reduction of 11,122 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 3,704,099. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 20.69 per cent (one in 5). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 348,421 cases to take its total caseload to 23,340,938. And, with 4,205 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 254,197, or 1.09 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 2,446,674 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far reached 175,235,991.