Photos: India’s Covid-19 recoveries ahead of active cases by 7 million

A visitor looks inside the first post Covid-19 counselling centre set up by Thane Municipal Corporation at Lodha Luxoria Majiwada in Thane on October 31. The gap between active and recovered cases of Covid-19 in India crossed the 7 million mark on November 3 even as the country’s caseload surged to 8.26 million. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

Health care workers collect a swab sample of a resident at a Covid-19 testing Center in Thane on November 2. The active cases of Covid-19 fell below 550,000 on November 3 and the number of recoveries rose to 7,603,121, HT reported from Union health ministry’s bulletin. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

People at Rajpath amid the coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi on November 1. India continues to be the second worst coronavirus-hit country in the world after the United States but it also has the highest number of recovered cases globally. (Ravi Choudhary / PTI)

A school principal distributes masks to students as schools in Assam reopen after being closed for months due to coronavirus pandemic in Guwahati on November 2. On November 3, the country also lodged 38,310 fresh infections within 24 hours, the lowest single-day tally seen in the last week. (Anupam Nath / AP)

A woman applies henna on the eve of Karva Chauth festival in New Delhi on November 3. Even as active cases lower country-wide, some states such as Manipur, Delhi, Kerala and West Bengal continue to see a surge in caseloads. Delhi recorded 6,725 new single-day cases on November 3, the highest for the capital since the outbreak. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)

People enjoy boat rides at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on November 1. According to the Union Health Ministry, such spikes in cases are a result of the increased activity due to the festive season as well as violations of basic codes of Covid-19 appropriate behaviour in public. (Keshav Singh / HT Photo)

A health worker preserves a swab sample to test for coronavirus at Super Speciality Paediatric Hospital and Post Graduate Teaching Institute in Noida on November 2. The centre aims to implement new awareness campaigns targeted at the 20-40 age bracket as people are now overcome by a sense of “pandemic fatigue” and starting to move outdoors more freely. (Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)

A woman prays for a deceased relative at a graveyard in Govandi, Mumbai on November 2. Meanwhile, 490 fresh fatalities were also added to India’s death toll, taking the total number to 123,097 on November 3. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)