A total of 48 mosquitoes have been captured and have tested positive for WNV so far this season in Connecticut.

Connecticut health officials said that West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes that were trapped in 21 towns.

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been discovered in Orange County, and officials are warning residents to take precautions when heading outdoors. The discovery of West Nile in the county's Greenwood Lake area marked the first time this year that the insect-borne disease was detected in the greater Capital District or Hudson Valley,