php loop add class to first element

<div id="NewsCarousel" class="carousel slide">
<div class="carousel-inner">
<?php
$args = array( 'numberposts' => '2', 'category' => 5 );
$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( $args );
$count = 0;
foreach( $recent_posts as $recent ){
$count++;
    echo '<div class="item'; if($count == 1){echo ' active';}"><a href="' . get_permalink($recent["ID"]) . '" title="Look '.esc_attr($recent["post_title"]).'" >' . get_the_post_thumbnail($recent["ID"], array(200,200)) .$recent["post_title"].'</a> </div> ';
}
?>
</div>
</div>