An adult in Lafayette is the first human death of West Nile virus in Colorado this year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

A Lafayette adult died of West Nile virus in what officials say is the first such death in Colorado this year.

State health officials are reporting Colorado's first death from West Nile virus this year. According to a release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health, the person who died was an adult from Lafayette.