

people contracting the disease in India) has been reported. While most patients in India have had a travel history to countries that have reported a high number of Covid-19 cases, of late there have also been many cases where local transmission (i.e. Since then, more patients have recovered in India. However, later in February they recovered and were discharged.

The first three cases in India were reported in Kerala between January 30 and February 3 and were put under isolation. Some of the patients who were admitted and put in isolation after they tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and been discharged. While the number of new Covid-19 cases in India have been rising rapidly with tens of new cases being reported, there is also some positive news. The graph below shows the trend that Covid-19 cases have followed in India. Both the patients had a travel history to countries already affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

India did not see any new case for nearly a month, until March 2 when two positive cases were reported, one each in Delhi and Hyderabad. The second batch of Covid-19 cases was reported in the first week of March in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Bengaluru.Īs mentioned above, the first Covid-19 case in India was reported on January 30 in Kerala's Thrissur district and by February 3, India had three confirmed Covid-19 cases. Days later, the three patients were discharged upon recovery. Following detection, the three patients were immediately put in isolation at state medical facilities and over 3,400 people who were suspected to have come in their contact were quarantined and observed for novel coronavirus-related symptoms.
