Inyo National Forest has posted a status report showing 3633 lottery applications so far. (
link ) (Today the count is 4,532.)
The status report also shows dates and numbers of applications to start on that date.
Biggest numbers:
Overnight hike: Fri, Aug 09 - 267 applications, 1499 hikers
Day Hike: Sat, Aug 17 - 227 applications, 1479 hikers