Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city, a 55-year-old BEST bus driver Dilip Paikade has become a real-life hero after he spent over 65 days in hospital battling the deadly virus.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, BEST driver Paikade was on ventilator support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for about 17 days. A resident of Bhandup, Paikade works as a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) driver and is posted at Majas depot in Goregaon.