DATA STORY: Vaccination crosses 800 mn milestone; 30,773 cases reported

India has so far administered 804,372,331 vaccine doses. That is 2404.83 per cent of its total caseload, and 57.65 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net decrease of 8,481 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 332,158. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.82 per cent (one in 54). The country is seventh among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 30,773 cases to take its total caseload to 33,448,163 from 33,417,390 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 309 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 444,838, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.

With 8,542,732 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Saturday, India’s total count