DATA STORY: India reports 21,257 new cases; death toll at 450,127

India has so far administered 931,717,191 vaccine doses. That is 2747.16 per cent of its total caseload, and 66.69 per cent of its population

India on Friday reported a net reduction of 3,977 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 240,221. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.33 per cent (one in 75). The country is ninth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Thursday, it added 21,257 cases to take its total caseload to 33,915,569 from 33,894,312 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 271 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 450,127, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 5,017,753 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Thursday, India’s total count