An adult in Lafayette is the first human death of West Nile virus in Colorado this year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Colorado recorded its first human death of the year from West Nile virus on Friday. The case was in an adult from Lafayette. That's according to the state health department and Boulder County Public Health, in a press release.

State health officials are reporting Colorado's first death from West Nile virus this year. According to a release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health, the person who died was an adult from Lafayette.