Kolkata: A 40-year-old man from Suri in Birbhum district was reported to have died from dengue taking the toll because of the vector-borne disease in West Bengal to 11 since January.
In the last 24 hours, 152 new dengue cases were reported from various districts of the state, state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan Satpathy said.
Talking about the latest death, he said the deceased hailed from Birbhum and worked as a labourer in Howrah where got infected by dengue.
"The new cases of dengue infection sum up to 1422 people infected by the virus since January," Mr Satpathy said adding that these cases were mainly reported from Srirampore in Hooghly district.
In the last 24 hours, 152 new dengue cases were reported from various districts of the state, state Director of Health Services Biswaranjan Satpathy said.
Talking about the latest death, he said the deceased hailed from Birbhum and worked as a labourer in Howrah where got infected by dengue.
"The new cases of dengue infection sum up to 1422 people infected by the virus since January," Mr Satpathy said adding that these cases were mainly reported from Srirampore in Hooghly district.
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