New weekly numbers came out last week for West Nile virus. Eighty-three human cases have now been confirmed throughout the state.
The North State is home to the counties with the most confirmed human cases. Butte County has the most in the state with 36. Glenn County follows with 12 cases. Yuba is tied with Tulare County for third place. They each have four.
Last year California saw record levels of West Nile virus activity. More than 800 human cases were confirmed – the most in nearly a decade. This year numbers are still on the rise.
Out of the 19 counties that have seen human cases of the virus this year, six are in the North State. They are Butte, Glenn, Tehama, Siskiyou, Sutter and Yuba.