An elderly couple waits for their turn as they sit outside a vaccination room, at Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. File/Reuters

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India reported 34,457 new coronavirus infections and 375 deaths in last 24 hours, as the country on Saturday marked a 5.7 per cent marginal decline in the infection count since a day earlier, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The death toll climbed to 4,33,964 with 375 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8am.

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According to health ministry bulletin the active caseload stands at 3,61,340; lowest in 151 days.

The sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the states/UTs continue the trend as less than 50,000 daily caseloads are being reported for 55 consecutive days now.

The Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 3 per cent for the last 57 days and currently stands at 1.98 per cent.

India's recovery rate currently stands at 97.54 per cent, the highest since March 2020.

A total of 36,347 patients were discharged from the hospitals and health centres in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cured to 3,15,97,982, according to Health Ministry data.

The Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 3 per cent for the last 57 days and currently stands at 1.98 per cent.

The daily positivity rate continues to remain below 3 per cent for 26 straight days and currently stands at 2.00 per cent.