The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in more than a dozen counties in the state, including in the Heartland.

Williamson County and Cities Health District has reported that a woman has caught the first case of mosquitop-spread West Nile virus this year.

The Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) is reporting the first human case of West Nile virus so far this year.