Gile dies due to Dengue shock syndrome

A nine-year-old girl died allegedly due to dengue at a city hospital on Thursday taking the toll number deaths related to the virus to over 20 since January this year.

The girl, a student of class three, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with severe fever along with dengue- like symptoms, an official of the hospital said.

The death certificate of the girl, a resident of Beliaghatas Kadapara area, mentioned 'Dengue shock syndrome' as the cause of her death.