Girl dies of dengue

A 10-year-old girl has died of dengue at a city-based private hospital taking the total number of deaths in West Bengal due to the vector-borne disease since January to 23, a senior official of the state health department said on Sunday.

The victim identified as Akshiti Das, a class IV student, was down with high fever since October 23 and passed away on Saturday night, he said.

The girl was initially admitted to a nursing home in Howrah with a complaint of high fever and was released after a few days.

However, she fell ill again and was brought to the private hospital in Kolkata where she died.