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.

DENVER ( KDVR) — The first human death of West Nile virus this year in Colorado was confirmed on Friday. In a press release to FOX31, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health said that the death was of an adult in Lafayette.

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.