The health department has said that with the death of an 11-year-old boy in Kolkata, the dengue epidemic has claimed its third victim in the state.

Nine-year old Sreeja Das was the first dengue victim in the state.
The epidemic first struck in the second week of August.
Several people in and around Kolkata have been hospitalised with symptoms similar to dengue.
The dengue-prone areas have been divided into category A and B, going by the intensity of the disease in the area. Kolkata is under category A and areas of Howrah, Siliguri and Asansol are under category B.
Source-IANS