State’s West Nile Cases Climb 12% in a Week
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The California Department of Health Services reported Tuesday that the tally of West Nile virus cases in the state has reached 189, an increase of nearly 12% from last week.
Three counties account for the vast majority of the cases, led by San Bernardino with 76, Los Angeles with 59 and Riverside with 40. The mosquito-transmitted virus has killed five people in the state.
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