Thursday, September 6, 2012

Officials report 6th West Nile death in Michigan

Grand Rapids — A 75-year-old Kent County man has died after contracting the West Nile virus, the sixth human fatality from the mosquito-borne disease in Michigan this year.

County health officials didn't release other information about the victim, including his name and date of death, but Michigan Department of Community Health officials confirmed the death Wednesday morning.

It's the second West Nile death in Kent County this year. Lorraine Gutowski, 87, died Aug. 29.

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