Hyderabad: The number of people getting infected with novel coronavirus is increasing every day in the country. Just 30 cases were found on March 5 in India, however by May 5, just two months after its outbreak, the tally surge to nearly 49400. If the virus continues to spread with this pace, the number of positive cases may reach to 3 lakh by the end of the month.
The table shows the rate at which the virus is spreading in the country.
| Date | Number of positive cases found |
| March 05 | 30 |
| March15 | 114 |
| March 25 | 657 |
| March 31 | 1397 |
| April 05 | 4289 |
| April 10 | 7600 |
| April 20 | 18539 |
| April 30 | 34863 |
| May 05 | 49400 |
| May 07 | 54000 |
If the virus continues to spread with this pace, the tally will reach 70000 by May 10th, 140000 by May 20th and 3 lakh by the end of this month.
Source: Siasat news