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DATA STORY: With 180 mn Covid jabs, nearly 13% of India's population vaccinated so far

India has so far administered 180,457,579 vaccine doses. That is 761.33 per cent of its total caseload, and 12.97 per cent of its population

Health workers interact with the relatives of a COVID-19 patient for admission, at a state government run hospital in Kolkata (Photo: PTI)
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Health workers interact with the relatives of a COVID-19 patient for admission, at a state government run hospital in Kolkata (Photo: PTI)

Business Standard New Delhi
India on Saturday reported a net reduction of 31,091 in active coronavirus cases to take its count to 3,673,802. India’s share of global active coronavirus cases now stands at 20.80 per cent (one in 5). The country is second among the most affected countries by active cases. On Saturday, it added 326,098 cases to take its total caseload to 24,372,907. And, with 3,890 new fatalities, its Covid-19 death toll reached 266,207, or 1.09 per cent of total confirmed infections.
 
With 1,103,625 more Covid-19 vaccine doses being administered on Friday, India’s total count of vaccine shots so far reached 180,457,579.

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