By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing. “It was fall turning into winter and I could not drive. It was really hard for me to just walk around the house; I could not walk up and down the stairs by myself,” she said.

State health officials Friday confirmed the first human death from West Nile virus in Colorado this year. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said a Lafayette resident has died from the virus.

The risk of becoming infected with West Nile virus is high in Larimer County, the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment warns.