The latest numbers are in, and Tulsa County leads the state in the number of hospitalizations due to West Nile Virus. Jamie Dukes with the Oklahoma Department of Health says Tulsa is leading the way in the number of cases of the mosquito borne illness reported this year. Of the 19 cases reported statewide, five are in Tulsa County, four in Oklahoma County. The only death attributed to West Nile was in Pottawatomie County.
While we are moving into fall, the mosquito season isn’t over. Dukes says it’s still important to cover up, use Deet, and dump any standing water.