Kokrajhar, Aug. 25: Another person died of Japanese encephalitis here today, taking the toll to four. Bimal Mondol, 35, of Saptagram in Dhubri district died at Kokrajhar Rupnath Brahma civil hospital, where he had been referred to after falling ill. Earlier, Judeswari Goyary, 55, of Khargaon village in Kokrajhar had died in a Bongaigaon hospital on Saturday, Gangusham Narzary, 38, of Shyamgaon in Kokrajhar had died on August 17 and Monoda Bala Dey Sarkar, 90, of Daloabari had died at Kokrajhar Rupnath Brahma civil hospital earlier this month. Eight persons have died of malaria and encephalitis in the district in August. Four of these were confirmed Japanese encephalitis cases while the rest had symptoms of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) and malaria. Confirming the deaths, Kokrajhar district surveillance officer Amol Mushahary said four persons had died of Japanese encephalitis so far while four had died of similar symptoms. According to Kokrajhar health department reports, three more have tested positive for Japanese encephalitis and are undergoing treatment. The reports of five patients are awaited. The joint director of Kokrajhar health department, A.M. Rabha, said the district had reported cases of Japanese encephalitis for the first time and they were taking measures to tackle it. More than 100 people have died of encephalitis in Assam since January. The worst hit is Sivasagar, where 34 have died of AES and eight of Japanese encephalitis. The other affected districts are Sonitpur, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Kamrup (rural and metro), Barpeta, Morigaon, Darrang, Nalbari, Nagaon, Baksa, Udalguri, Dhemaji, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao.