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First West Nile Virus death reported in Delaware in 6 years

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
First West Nile Virus death reported in Delaware in 6 years

Delaware is reporting its first West Nile Virus death in 6 years.

He's identified as a 73-year-old New Castle County man who'd been hospitalized since late August.

The State has had 5 confirmed human cases of West Nile this year - 4 in New Castle County.

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