Data story: India logs 333,533 new cases; tally crosses 38-million mark

India has so far administered 1,619,284,270 vaccine doses. That is 4126.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 115.57 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net increase of 73,840 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 2,187,205. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 3.32 per cent (one in 30). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 333,533 cases to take its total caseload to 39,237,264 from 38,903,731 — an increase of 0.86%. And, with 525 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 489,409, or 1.25 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 7,110,445 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Saturday, India’s total count