DATA STORY: India now has over 1 mn active Covid-19 cases; global total tops 30 mn

India's doubling time for total cases stands at 35.9 days, for active cases at 49.5 days, and for deaths at 50.6 days

India’s count of confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday increased by 97,894 — the most in a day so far — to reach 5,118,253. Active cases, meanwhile, rose by 14,043 to go past the 1-million mark. The country now has 1,009,976 active cases. With 1,132 deaths reported in 24 hours, the death toll has now reached 83,198.
The second-most-affected country by active and total cases, and third by fatality, India has added 652,390 cases in the past seven days.
Here are the key takeaways from the coronavirus data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday