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FAIRFIELD – The Department of Public Health confirms that five more people have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total number of cases for the season to 15.
Three of the cases involved residents of Fairfield County (Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford). The fourth patient is a resident of Thompson, Windham County, and the fifth is from Westbrook, Middlesex County.
The ages of new cases range from 40 to 70 years and over. Three of the five needed a stay in the hospital.
Laboratory tests confirmed the virus in all five patients. The new patients were sick from early to mid-September.
"It is very unusual for many people to be seriously affected by West Nile virus in September," said DPH Commissioner Dr Raul Pino. rallies and other events. Please take precautions to avoid mosquito bites since West Nile is preventable. "
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