Mangaluru : Dakshina Kannada district administration on Sunday announced complete lockdown in 17 gram panchayats, where the number of Covid-19 active cases is above 50.

The district reported 434 fresh cases of virus infection on Sunday taking the active cases to 7,019. With one more death, the Covid death tally of the district increased to 977. The positivity rate of the district has reduced from 12.92% on Saturday to 7.19% on Sunday.

Deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra said that complete lockdown will be in force in Neermarga, Konaje (Mangaluru taluk), Naravi, Koyyuru, Mittabagilu, Maladi, Neriya, Laila, Ujire, Charmadi (Belthangady taluk), Aivarnadu, Amara Mudnooru, Kollamogaru, Guthigaru, Aranthodu (Sullia taluk), Subrahmanya and Savanooru gram panchayats (Kadaba taluk) from 9am on June 14 to 9am on June 21, said DC.

Gram panchayats and task forces will enforce complete seal down in their respective jurisdictions. Only those in the medical sector, milk supplies, petrol bunks and other medical emergency services are allowed to move. Others will not be allowed neither to enter the villages nor exit. Task forces in those sealed gram panchayats will ensure supply of essential items to the villagers on payment basis, he added.