El Paso records the year’s first deadly West Nile case

A 77-year-old man has died as a result of West Nile virus, city health officials said Wednesday.

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health also confirms the number of people infected has grown to 13. Only two are women.

The patients’ ages range from 25 to 81.

“On behalf of the Department of Public Health, we offer our sincere condolences to the patient’s family and loved-ones. We continue to work hard at identifying cases of this disease and ask that the public listen to the warnings and take all precautions regarding West Nile virus so that we prevent more illness and loss of life,” said Public Health Director Michael Hill in a statement.

Below are the patients’ gender, age and zip code:

Male 54 79935

Male 34 79912

Male 75 79915

Male 25 79936

Female 81 79907

Male 80 79905

Male 77 79915

Male 53 79912

Male 68 79936

Male 71 79849 (new)

Male 57 79938 (new)

Female 47 79927 (new)

Male 49 79915 (new)