Officials said a San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized after being infected by the mosquito-borne disease and then died from neurological illness.

A San Fernando Valley resident died from West Nile virus, marking the first death from the mosquito-borne illness reported in Los Angeles County this year.

The San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized and succumbed to a severe case of the mosquito-borne disease.

San Diego County Thursday confirmed the first case of West Nile Virus in a human this year, in a 71-year-old man who became infected while traveling.

Over the summer, cases of EEE spread across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and other New England states, each also breaking records for the region.

A person has died from West Nile virus in Los Angeles County, the first for the 2024 mosquito season, officials reported. Why it matters: The San Fernando Valley resident died after suffering from a neurological illness caused by a severe case of the mosquito-borne disease, the L.A. County Department of Public Health announced Thursday.

West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes at a park in Montgomery County, according to Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health. The mosquitoes were found in traps set up at Oak Grove Park in Washington Township.