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DATA STORY: India reports 33,376 cases in 24 hours, adds 308 deaths to toll

India has so far administered 723,784,586 vaccine doses. That is 2200.01 per cent of its total caseload, and 52.36 per cent of its population

A health worker takes the swab sample of a woman to test for Covid-19 in Jammu on September 7, 2021. (PTI Photo)
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A health worker takes the swab sample of a woman to test for Covid-19 in Jammu. (PTI Photo)

Business Standard New Delhi
India on Friday reported a net increase of 870 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 391,516. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 2.08 per cent (one in 48). The country is sixth among the most affected countries by active cases. On Friday, it added 33,376 cases to take its total caseload to 33,208,330 from 33,174,954 — an increase of 0.1%. And, with 308 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 442,317, or 1.33 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 6,527,175 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Friday, India’s total count

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