DATA STORY: India reports biggest single-day surge in active Covid cases since Sep 17

India has so far vaccinated 29,738,409 people. That is 261.80 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.1403 per cent of its population

India on Sunday reported a net increase of 8,522, the most in a day since September 17, to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 210,544. That is 79.31 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.01 per cent (one in 99). The country is 11^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Sunday, it added 25,320 cases, the most in a day since December 20, to take its total caseload to 11,359,048. And, with 161 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 158,607,