File photo of barricades being put up on a road in Dakshina Kannada to enforce the lockdown MANGALURU: The Dakshina Kannada district administration on Sunday announced a complete lockdown in 17 gram panchayats, where the number of Covid-19 cases is above 50. The district reported 434 fresh cases of the disease 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 12.9% on Saturday to 7.2% on Sunday. Deputy commissioner K V Rajendra said that complete lockdown will be in force in Neermarga and Konaje in Mangaluru taluk; Naravi, Koyyuru, Mittabagilu, Maladi, Neriya, Laila, Ujire and Charmadi in Belthangady taluk; Aivarnadu, Amara Mudnooru, Kollamogaru, Guthigaru and Aranthodu in Sullia taluk and Subrahmanya and Savanooru gram panchayats in Kadaba taluk, from 9am on Monday to 9am on June 21.