Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.

He had taken the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine on March 3.

"I have been confirmed Covid +ve. Will get treated at the Government Medical College, Kozhikkode. Request those who have been in contact with me recently to go into self observation," he said on Twitter.

Vijayan had extensively travelled across the state as part of the electioneering for the Assembly polls which was held on April 6.