First West Nile Virus-related death reported in Illinois
The person was said to be in their 90s and lived in suburban Cook County.
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The person was said to be in their 90s and lived in suburban Cook County.
The person was said to be in their 90s and lived in suburban Cook County.
It's all in an effort to protect residents from the West Nile Virus.
The insects have also been found in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northfield, and Skokie.
A batch of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus in Wilmette. The insects have also been found in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northfield, and Skokie.
So far, mosquitos that tested positive for the virus have been found in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northfield, and Skokie.
So far this year, mosquitos that have tested positive for the virus were found inside traps in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, and Northfield.
The district says it has found the first West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes to occur in their traps in Morton Grove this year.
Health officials say they sampled the mosquitos at the end of June and they were taken from Bannockburn, Lake Villa, and Vernon Hills.
These are the first confirmed indicators of West Nile Virus in the county this year.
To report standing water or high grass where mosquitoes thrive you can call 311.
The patient is a man in his mid-60s who lives on the city’s Northwest Side. He has been hospitalized.
The patient is a man in his mid-60s who lives on the city's Northwest Side. He has been hospitalized.
The Cook County Department of Health said a suburban Cook County resident in his late 70s got sick with West Nile in early August and later died.
Health officials are urging residents to take precautions to avoid being bitten.
