The number of COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 30 thousand. While the number of new cases has been increasing on a day-to-day basis, the doubling rate of cases has slowed down. Here is a brief summary of the trend of COVID-19 cases in India so far in terms of numbers. The first COVID-19 positive case in India was reported on 30 January 2020, in Kerala. The patient was a student who has returned from Wuhan, China. On 15 March 2020 i.e. after one and a half month, the total number of positive cases crossed 100. By the end of March, India had more than 1000 COVID-19 positive cases. Prior to this, a Nationwide lockdown was announced on 24 March 2020, which was extended to 03 May 2020, in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases. Ason 28 April 2020, there are more than 29 thousand positive cases reported inthe country with more than 21 thousand active cases. The number of tests beingconducted was ramped up over the period of time and till date, approximately7.16 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19. Theopinion is divided, and the debate is ongoing on the effectiveness ofimplementing the lockdown and the various measures taken by the central andstate governments to contain the spread. In this context, we take a look at thenumbers relating to COVID-19 in India over the period of time and analyse thetrends. The data provided by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) isconsidered for this story. More than 20-fold increase in the number of positive cases in the month of April 2020 As highlighted earlier, the first case in India was reported on 30January 2020. Only 2 other new cases were detected in the month of February. The first significant increase in the number of positive cases was on 10 March when 41 new cases were reported. The initial set of cases were reported in the states of Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi and Telangana. By the time the national lockdown was announced on 24 March 2020, the total number of cases crossed 500. After the first week of lockdown i.e. by the end of March, the total number of cases more than doubled with around 1350 positive cases. The month of April saw an exponential rise in the number of cases. As on the morning of 28 April, a total of 29,435 positive cases are reported i.e. the number of cases has increased by more than 20 times compared to the number of cases at the beginning of the month. To ensure consistency, the numbers used here are taken from the data reported on the MOHFW website every morning. More than 1000 new cases were reported daily in the last 10 days The first significant jump in the number of new cases was on 10 March with 41 new cases. It was followed by a 10-day period of relatively fewer new cases. However, a gradual increase in numbers was observed from 21 March. On 24 March, for the first time, 100 new cases in a day were reported. Since the beginning of April, the daily number of new cases reached the 3-digit mark with a gradual increase on most of the ensuing days. More than 500 new cases in a day first happened on 04 April, when 619 new cases were reported. More than 1000 new cases in a single day were reported for the first time on 11 April (1035 cases). This was followed by a few days of comparatively fewer new cases and inconsistency in the number of new cases. However,from 19 April, more than 1000 new cases have been reported each day. So far,the highest number of new cases in a single day was on 26 April when 1,990 newcases were reported. Decrease in the share of Active cases over time While the total number of COVD-19 positive cases indicate the extent of the spread of disease, the number of active cases is a sign of the efforts to be put in by the administration and the health care support system. One of the main intentions behind imposing a lockdown is to reduce the number of new cases and contain the spread. This was done so as to reduce the pressure on the healthcare support system to treat active cases. As on 28 April 2020, there are a total of 21,632 active cases as per the information provided by MOHFW. At the beginning of April, there were less than 1000 active cases across the country, i.e. as in the case of total positive cases, even the active cases have grown more than 20-fold during the month of April. While the number of active cases has seen an increase, their share in the total number of cases reported as on date shows a declining trend. During the first week of April, i.e. the time when the total number of positive cases have started to increase substantially, the percentage of active cases among the total positive cases hovered around 90s and the higher 80s. However, from the second week, the share of active cases started to taper down to the lower 80s by the end of the third week of April.