NEW DELHI - India reported 29,616 new COVID-19 cases for the last 24 hours, according to government data on Saturday.

The nationwide tally of infections has reached 33.62 million since the start of the pandemic, according to the health ministry.

The country reported 290 deaths overnight, taking the overall tally to 446,658 fatalities, data showed.

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