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CPH Reports City's First Case Of West Nile Virus This Season

Columbus Public Health is reporting the city's first case of West Nile Virus this season. 

Health officials say a 61-year-old man diagnosed with the virus did not need hospitalization and has recovered. It's the ninth confirmed human case in the state this year. One fatality has been reported.  

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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