DATA STORY: India reports 4,529 Covid deaths, most in a day so far

India has so far administered 185,809,302 vaccine doses. That is 744.28 per cent of its total caseload, and 13.35 per cent of its population

India on Wednesday reported a net reduction of 127,046 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 3,226,719. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 19.68 per cent (one in 5). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 267,334 cases to take its total caseload to 25,496,330. And, with 4,529 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 283,248, or 1.11 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 1,312,155 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far reached 185,809,302.