DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day Covid tally surge since Dec 16

India has so far vaccinated 29,908,038 people. That is 262.69 per cent of its total caseload, and 2.1524 per cent of its population

India on Monday reported a net increase of 8,718, the most in a day since September 17, to take its count of active coronavirus cases to 219,262. That is 78.46 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 1.05 per cent (one in 95). The country is 11^th among the most affected countries by active cases. On Monday, it added 26,291 cases, the most in a day since December 16, to take its total caseload to 11,385,339. And, with 118 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 158,725,