DATA STORY: India's active cases see decline for 49th day straight

India has so far administered 335,716,019 vaccine doses. That is 1103.9 per cent of its total caseload, and 24.09 per cent of its population

India on Thursday reported a net reduction of 13,807 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 523,257. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 4.57 per cent (one in 21). The country is third among the most affected countries by active cases. On Wednesday, it added 48,786 cases to take its total caseload to 30,411,634 from 30,362,848 — an increase of 0.2%. And, with 1,005 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 399,459, or 1.31 per cent of total confirmed infections.

With 2,760,345 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Wednesday, India’s total count of vaccine