The Texas Department of State Health Services say the number of have more than doubled over the past two weeks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Texas continues to lead the country in the number of cases of West Nile. , nearly 800 people across the state have been infected. More than 30 have died.
The outbreak continues to be centered around the Dallas area but AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ and Williamson counties have seen a combined total of 42 confirmed cases.Dr. Philip Huang is the Medical Director for AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County Health and Human Services.
“Yeah, with our latest numbers, as I mentioned, we have 36 West Nile virus cases that have been identified in AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County. Twenty of them were the neuroinvasive and 16 are the milder West Nile fever," Huang says.
Huang says the virus isn’t clustered in any one area of AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County.