YONKERS ROUNDUP >>> RIP: Yonkers Resident Who Contracted West Nile Virus Dies – Brian Harrod

PHOTO: A #Yonkers Man Was The First Human Case Of West Nile In #WestchesterCounty

Man Was The First Human Case Of West Nile In #WestchesterCounty

A Westchester County press release says the Yonkers victim was 76 years old and had significant underlying medical conditions.

Westchester County Health Commissioner #SherlitaAmler said, “The overwhelming majority of people who get the virus do recover, and we generally have only a few cases each year.”

Last year, one Westchester resident was diagnosed with West Nile Virus.

In 2018 there were four cases, and in 2017 there were three…

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