Karnataka announces 15-day lockdown from tomorrow Despite spiraling COVID-19 and deaths due to deadly virus, Punjab ruled out a complete lockdown in the state but announced more restrictions stringent than the lockdown conditions. During the last 24 hours, Punjab witnessed a surge in caseload with 7,601 testing positive - the highest one-day spike since the pandemic started last year. The state also witnessed 173 people succumbing to the virus during the same period. The previous highest single-day count of 7327 cases had been recorded on May 2. Virtually chairing a cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister compared the Punjab restrictions with the curbs in place in states like Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala, among others, and pointed out that it was not necessary to impose a total lockdown.