DATA STORY: Maharashtra alone accounts for 34% of India's Covid deaths, Karnataka for 8.5%

India's active Covid caseload less than 400,000 for the first time since July 20; fewest deaths reported in a day since July 3

India on Monday reported another net reduction of 6,519 in its active coronavirus caseload, bringing it down to 396,729, lower than the 400,000 mark for the first time since July 20. This is 2.09 per cent of all active cases globally (one in 49). Overall, the country has added 32,981 cases in a day to take its tally to 9,677,203.
 
The count of recovered coronavirus cases across India now stands at 9,139,901 – or 94.45 per cent of total caseload – with 39,109 new cured cases being reported on Sunday. India’s Covid-19 death toll, meanwhile, reached 140,182 (1.45 per