DATA STORY: India's count of active Covid cases drops by 20,503 to 541,405

India on Monday conducted 1,046,247 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 111,789,350. The test positivity rate recorded on Sunday was 5.3%

In yet another day of net reduction in active coronavirus cases, India on Tuesday reported a decline of 20,503 to 541,405, the lowest level since July 30 and 47 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. Overall, India’s total count of Covid-19 infections rose by 38,310, the lowest in a week, to 8,267,623.
 
With 58323 new cured cases in a day, the country’s recovered cases reached 7603121, or 91.96 per cent of all confirmed cases so far. With the 490 fatalities reported on Tuesday, India’s Covid-19 death toll reached 123,097, which is 1.49 per cent of