For the first time, more recoveries than active Covid-19 cases in India - With 9,985 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, India's tally crossed the 2.7 lakh-mark to reach 2,76,583 on Wednesday, including 7,745 deaths and 1,35,205 recoveries.

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The number of recovered COVID-19 patients exceeded the total active cases in India by a margin of 1,573 for the first time on Wednesday, even as the country reported 9,985 coronavirus cases and 279 casualties in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205 people have been treated and discharged. The total number of infections crossed the 2.7 lakh-mark to reach 2,76,583 on Wednesday, including 7,745 deaths.

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said that L-G Anil Baijal’s directives on hospitals will be implemented in letter and spirit as this is not the time for disagreements or arguments. Baijal had on Monday issued two orders that struck down key announcements made by the Delhi government in the past week — to reserve beds in private and Delhi government hospitals for residents of Delhi, and to limit the scope of Covid-19 testing.

Several states have shown upward deviations from their trendlines in the last few days, indicating a surge in future tally as well. Maharashtra’s Covid-19 case load has surpassed 90,000 with 120 deaths recorded across the state — the highest so far in a single day, on Tuesday. Mumbai recorded 1,015 new cases with the totally tally reaching 51,100. On the other hand, Delhi has projected an exponential growth in the city’s numbers to 5.5 lakh by July end.  Despite the upward trend in total cases, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured that India is better positioned in the fight against COVID-19 compared to other nations, however, adding that there is no space for complacency.

While Mumbai alone counted over 50,000 cases by Tuesday, Delhi has projected an exponential growth in the city’s numbers to 5.5 lakh by July end. Globally, over 7.2 billion are infected and over 4.1 lakh people have died.

Globally, as many as 7,244,108 people have been infected by the pandemic so far, and 4,11,217 have died. As the world struggles to flatten the curve of the virus, a Harvard study suggested that the coronavirus hit Wuhan far earlier than reported-a report China dismissed as “incredibly ridiculous”.

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer and 11 Kolkata Police personnel tested positive for Covid-19, while the case count in the state neared 9,000 on Tuesday, and the toll rose to 415 with the death of 10 people. The DIG-rank CBI officer is posted at the agency’s anti-corruption branch at Nizam Palace here, and received his test report on Monday, according to sources. Meanwhile, a senior police officer said the 11 infected police personnel were from the combat force, the police training school, and different stations.