DENVER ( KDVR) — The first human death of West Nile virus this year in Colorado was confirmed on Friday. In a press release to FOX31, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Boulder County Public Health said that the death was of an adult in Lafayette.

On Friday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) with Boulder County Public Health, confirmed the first human death of the West Nile virus in Lafayette this year. There have been nine confirmed human cases of the virus in residents across eight counties.

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.