The Brief
- Officials say a woman in her 90s passed away in connection to the West Nile Virus.
- Health officials say the virus tends to come from the bite of an infected mosquito.
- Protect yourself from mosquito bites by following the four D’s of mosquito safety.
CONROE, Texas – A Conroe woman’s death is said to be Montgomery County’s first West Nile Virus-related death this year.
Montgomery County: First 2026 West Nile Virus-related death
What we know:
The Montgomery County Public Health Department says it received confirmation of the virus-related death from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The person who passed away is only described as a woman in her 90s who lived within a Conroe zip code and was diagnosed with the West Nile Virus.…