DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jump in active cases since Sep 18

India on Wednesday conducted 1,090,238 coronavirus tests, taking the total count of tests conducted so far in the country to 135,931,545. The test positivity rate recorded was 4.1%

Contrary to the fairly consistent trend of daily net reduction, India’s count of active coronavirus cases has seen a significant jump on consecutive days. With an addition of 7,598, the most in a day since September 18, the number reached 452,344, or 2.62 per cent (one in 38) of all active cases globally. Overall, the country added 44,489 cases to take its tally to 9,266,705.
 
National capital Delhi, which is witnessing a third wave of infections, reported an increase of 5,246 cases and 99 more deaths in the past 24 hours. Its tally now stands at 545,787, and death