DATA STORY: India sees fewest Covid deaths in a day since Jul 28; active cases down 20% from peak

Overall, five states with the biggest 24-hour jump in total cases today are Maharashtra (10552), Karnataka (9265), Kerala (6244), Madhya Pradesh (5515), and Tamil Nadu (4462)

At 680, the number of Covid-19-related fatalities reported by India on Thursday was the lowest since July 28. The country’s death toll now stands at 111,266. In another relief on the pandemic front for India, another daily net reduction of 14,486 has brought its count of active coronavirus cases down to 812,390, the lowest since September 2 and 20.2 per cent lower than the September 18 peak of 1,017,754.
 
Overall, with an addition of 67,708 confirmed coronavirus cases, India’s tally has reached 7,307,097. As the country also reported 81,514 recoveries on Thursday, its total of cured cases reached 6,383,441,