Kolkata man dies of dengue

A 19-year-old man from Kolkata's Behala area died of dengue, a health department official said on Wednesday.

The man, who had stayed at his maternal uncle's place at Dum Dum in the northern fringes of the city for a couple of days earlier this month, started experiencing high fever after returning to his Behala home, the official added.

He was admitted to a private hospital and was diagnosed with dengue. ''He succumbed to the disease on Tuesday despite all precautionary measures taken,'' an official of the hospital said.