From NBC Los Angeles
August 10, 2020
A child who tested positive for West Nile Virus is the first person to be infected this year in Orange County, officials reported Monday.
The child, whose age and identity are protected, was diagnosed sometime last week and was hospitalized but is expected to recover, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. This was the first time this year a person in the county has been infected.
The state has reported 10 people infected statewide so far in 2020.
County officials said a total of seven people contracted West Nile in the area last year.