The Bear River Health Department reported two cases of West Nile virus in humans on Friday, following a report of one case in Salt Lake County on Thursday.

Local health officials say Chicago has reached a “high risk” level of the West Nile virus because mosquitoes are testing positive earlier and could lead to a longer lasting, heightened risk this

SALT LAKE CITY — Health officials discovered two confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Cache County, they announced Friday. The Bear River Health Department announced the news of the two human cases a day after Salt Lake County confirmed a case in its jurisdiction, bringing Utah’s total to three human cases.