Number of recoveries exceed active cases for first time

Amid all the gloom, there is still hope. The Centre on Wednesday the number of recovered Covid-19 patients in India has exceeded the total active cases for the first time since India's fight against the deadly virus began. As per the latest data shared by the health ministry, the number of active cases in India stands at 1,33,632 while 1,35,205 individuals have recovered after getting infected. An official said 48.99 per cent of the patients have recovered so far. According to Dr Neeraj Gupta, a professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, more recoveries should provide hope to the people of India. "This should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease. But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitization guidelines," Gupta said.