A person has died in Chicago of West Nile virus, according to health officials.
For the first time this season, mosquitoes in a west suburban county have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, health officials said.
Mosquitos with West Nile Virus have been found in the north suburbs, officials said.
Illinois has reported its first West Nile Virus death of 2024.
The first human case of West Nile Virus this year has been reported in DuPage County, health officials said Friday.
A person in suburban Cook County possibly has the first human case of West Nile Virus in the state this year, according to a preliminary report from the Illinois Department of Public Health.