As India moves to a complete lockdown to contain Covid-19, the number of confirmed cases in India have risen by 57 to 539 over the past 24 hours, the latest data from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows. This is a slower increase compared to what it was in the previous 24-hour-period (67 cases).

Yet, it is still too early to celebrate given that India is still very close to the trajectory of the US, which is quickly emerging as the new Covid-19 hotspot. India’s case count has doubled over the past five days. If this trajectory continues, the number of cases could shoot up to a thousand cases by the end of this week.