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Last year, the disease had claimed 283 persons in the state.
The 62-year-old native of Mammiyoor was also a Hindi teacher in Pavaratty.
Vishnu was under treatment at Thrissur Govt. medical college hospital.
Malappuram recorded the highest number of fever cases with 906 patients.
While the dengue cases record a three-fold rise, the number of H1N1 cases being reported rose by nearly 10 times.
While 71 cases of chickenpox were recorded, seven people each were found infected with leptospirosis (rat fever) and H1N1 on Thursday.
Director of Health Services urged public to wear mask and avoid self-medication. Death toll in fever cases touched 86 in Kerala.
At least 12,728 persons sought treatment for fever in Kerala's government hospitals alone.
Contagious diseases claimed 81 lives in Kerala within a month.
Health department on Friday confirmed recent deaths of an elderly man and his son at Ponnani were due to rat fever.
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