FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Tarrant County Public Health to issue a public health warning to the general public due to record high levels of West Nile virus positive mosquito activity on Thursday.

It is the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Tarrant County for the 2024 season, officials said.

More than 500 mosquito traps in Tarrant County have tested positive for West Nile Virus so far this summer.

Tarrant County Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus of the 2024 season, prompting local health experts to urge residents to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

Tarrant County health leaders on Wednesday confirmed the year’s first mosquito sample that tested positive for West Nile Virus.