Karnataka’s case count crossed 2,000 after 19 days. The state logged 2,052, up sharply from 1,531 on the previous day. Daily cases, as well as positivity rates, have risen in districts bordering Kerala as well as in Bengaluru, prompting the Karnataka government to declare the Dakshina Kannada district as a red zone. The district reported 396 fresh cases even as the count in Bengaluru Urban rose to 505, from 376 on the previous day.