DATA STORY: In biggest single-day spike since Oct 11, India's Covid tally up by 72,330

India has so far vaccinated 65,117,896 people. That is 532.85 per cent of its total caseload, and 4.6843 per cent of its population

India on Thursday reported a net increase of 31,489 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 584,055. That is a little over 57 per cent of the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.63 per cent (one in 38). The country is 5^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 72,330 cases, the most in a day since October 11, to take its total caseload to 12,221,665. And, with 459 new fatalities, the most in a day since December 6, its Covid-19 death toll