SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Department announced Thursday that Utah has a human case of the West Nile virus. This is the first human case of the virus in Utah this year.

Salt Lake County Health said in a press release that the infected person is an adult. They’ve been diagnosed with neuroinvasive West Nile virus, which it said is a “more severe form of the disease.” The person was hospitalized in early August but is now recovering at home. Officials said it is likely the adult was infected in late July somewhere near the Jordan River in the southern half of Salt Lake County.

According to the press release, the West Nile virus has been detected in 24 mosquito samples in Salt Lake County and 108 samples statewide.

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