Fresh COVID-19 cases in Karnataka nearly doubled in 24 hours to 4,246 and reported two deaths on Wednesday, taking the count to 30,17,572 and the fatalities to 38,357. The State on Tuesday reported 2,479 new cases. Of the new cases, 3,605 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 264 being discharged and two deaths. The total number of active cases is now at 17,414.