A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman at a primary health centre in Hyderabad. AFP

India reported on Saturday 60,753 new coronavirus cases and 1,647 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday.

According to a government statement the total cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 29.82 million and so far 385,137 have succumbed to the infections.

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This is for the second consecutive day in last two months that the death tally has come down below the 2,000-mark. It is also the 12th consecutive day when India has reported less than 100,000 new coronavirus cases.

On June 15, India recorded 60,461 cases, lowest since March 29.

A woman leaves after receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai, India, on Friday. AP

The overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 29,823,546.

The active cases have come down below 10 lakh. The country has 760,019 active cases presently and has witnessed 385,137 deaths so far.

According to the Health Ministry, a total of 97,743 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 28,678,390 till date.

The Health Ministry said that a total of 272,388,783 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 3,300,085 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 389,207,637 samples have been tested up to June 18 for COVID-19. Of these 1,902,009 samples were tested on Friday.