“Sadly, Illinois is reporting our first death of the year attributed to West Nile virus,” said Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the state health department, in a news release.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, confirmed the first human death from the West Nile virus in the state so far this year. (iStock)

An individual from southern Illinois was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported June 24. That case marked the state’s first human case in 2025 and represented the earliest onset of the disease in Illinois since 2016.

CHICAGO — One death from West Nile Virus has been reported in Illinois, the first death from the virus in the state this year, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The case ...

To date, there have been two dozen human cases of West Nile virus reported in Illinois this year, per officials. Some 28 cases were reported in 2019, including one death.

Doctors urged to look for West Nile virus symptoms in patients near Philadelphia after a positive case was detected in the city.