The Medina County Health Department recently confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile virus this summer. For privacy reasons, no details about the patient are being released.
Prior to this case, health officials had already detected 30 mosquito samples testing positive for WNV across the county between June and August. The samples came from mosquito traps monitored regularly by MCHD.
The Health Department is reminding residents to take precautions, especially during peak mosquito activity in the mornings, late afternoons, and evenings. Recommended steps include:…