Bengaluru: The total number of covid-19 cases in Karnataka stood at 71,069 as 3,649 more people tested positive on Tuesday.The number of active cases also rose to 44,140 in the state, fueled by the surge in Bengaluru, which recorded 1,714 new cases in the 24 hours until 5 pm on Tuesday.Karnataka has seen a steady rise in cases over the last two weeks of which the source of the infection in majority of the cases remains unknown indicating the possibility of a full-blown community transmission.Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Monday ruled out an extension of the ongoing lockdown in Bengaluru and other parts of the state."Lockdown is not the only solution to control covid-19," he said.Despite the surge in cases in which the source.