SALT LAKE COUNTY — The first human case of West Nile virus of the year has been detected in Utah, according to the Salt Lake County Health Department. According to officials, the person was hospitalized earlier this month and is now recovering at home.

The person was likely infected in late July near the Jordan River in the southern half of the county and diagnosed with neuroinvasive West Nile virus, a more severe form of the disease.

Due to privacy laws, no additional information will be released.

So far this season, the three mosquito abatement districts in Salt Lake County have detected West Nile virus in 24 different mosquito samples throughout the county. Statewide, 108 mosquito samples have tested positive for the virus.

Because mosquitoes can travel several miles, everyone in th

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