New Delhi: A single-day rise of 34,457 COVID-19 cases pushed India's tally to 3,23,93,286 on Saturday while the number of active cases declined to 3,61,340, the lowest in 151 days, according to Union Health ministry data.
India has reported less than 50,000 daily cases for 55 consecutive days.
The death toll climbed to 4,33,964 with 375 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
The 3,61,340 active cases comprise 1.12 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year. The national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 97.54 per cent, the highest since March last year, the ministry said.
A reduction of 2,265 cases has been recorded in the active caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country has gone past 58 crore, the ministry said on Saturday.
More than 43 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Saturday, according to a provisional report compiled at 7 pm.
The ministry said 20,88,547 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years received the first dose and 7,36,870 were administered the second dose of the vaccine on Saturday.
Cumulatively, 21,60,58,123 people in the said age group have received the first dose and 1,92,54,925 have been administered the second dose of the vaccine since the start of the third phase of the vaccination drive across the states and Union Territories.
The daily positivity rate stands at 2 per cent. It has been less than 3 per cent for the last 26 days, according to the ministry.
The weekly positivity rate stands at 1.98 per cent. It has been below 3 per cent for the last 57 days, the ministry said.
As many as 17,21,205 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Friday, taking the total number of tests done so far in the country to 50,45,76,158.