<p>A Telangana native died of COVID in Kerala on Thursday, while 84 more persons were tested positive, the highest ever recorded in the state on a single day.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Telangana native wrongly boarded a train to Thiruvananthapuram with family on May 22 from Rajasthan instead of Telangana. He was tested positive after reaching the state and died on Thursday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>Of the 84 fresh cases on Thursday, 79 were persons who came either from abroad or other states. The state is witnessing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases from May first week with arrival of people from other states and abroad.</p>.<p>Of the 1,088 persons tested COVID-19 positive in Kerala so far, 526 were now active. </p>
<p>A Telangana native died of COVID in Kerala on Thursday, while 84 more persons were tested positive, the highest ever recorded in the state on a single day.</p>.<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Telangana native wrongly boarded a train to Thiruvananthapuram with family on May 22 from Rajasthan instead of Telangana. He was tested positive after reaching the state and died on Thursday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-40-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates on coronavirus here</strong></a></p>.<p>Of the 84 fresh cases on Thursday, 79 were persons who came either from abroad or other states. The state is witnessing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases from May first week with arrival of people from other states and abroad.</p>.<p>Of the 1,088 persons tested COVID-19 positive in Kerala so far, 526 were now active. </p>