The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday that the city's first human case of West Nile virus this season has been confirmed. Officials in Jefferson County have also confirmed their first human cases of the virus,

Eleven people in Colorado have tested positive for West Nile this year, including five who developed neurologic symptoms and three who needed hospital care. One person died from the virus.

As of the latest update, 11 individuals in Colorado have been infected with West Nile virus, and at least one death has been reported. Scripps News Group in Denver spoke with neurologist Andrew Wolf about the best ways to protect yourself from this virus,