Phoenix Leads the Nation in West Nile Virus Deaths as 2026 Season Becomes Worst in Over Two Decades
A Summer That Is Already Breaking Records West Nile virus is supposed to peak in August and September. In Maricopa County, Arizona — the county that contains Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler — four people had already died before July 4th. That has not happened in a West Nile season since the early 2000s….
