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,

Jefferson County health officials confirmed Monday three West Nile Virus cases in humans, the first to be reported. Denver reported its first human case Monday.

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,