About 2,000 people have died of West Nile virus in the United States since it was first detected in New York City in 1999, reports the CDC.
2017 – 2,002 cases of WNV were reported in 47 states and the District of Columbia, with 121 deaths.
2016 – 2,149 cases of WNV were reported in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with 106 deaths.
2016 – 2,149 cases of WNV were reported in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with 106 deaths.
2015 – 2,175 cases of WNV were reported in 44 states and the District of Columbia, with 146 deaths.
2014 – 2,205 cases of WNV were reported in 44 states and the District of Columbia, with 97 deaths.
2013 – 2,469 cases of WNV were reported in 47 states and the District of Columbia, with 119 deaths.
2012 – 5,674 cases of WNV were reported in 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, with 286 deaths.
2011 – 712 cases of WNV were reported in 43 states and the District of Columbia, with 43 deaths.
2010 – 1,021 cases of WNV were reported in 40 states and the District of Columbia, with 57 deaths.
2009 – 720 cases of WNV were reported in 37 states and the District of Columbia, with 32 fatalities.
2008 – 1,356 cases of WNV were reported in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with 44 fatalities.
2007 – 3,630 cases of WNV were reported in 43 states, with 124 fatalities.
2006 – 4,269 cases of WNV were reported in 43 states and the District of Columbia, with 177 fatalities.
2005 – 3,000 cases of WNV were reported in 43 states and the District of Columbia, with 119 fatalities.
2004 – 2,539 cases of WNV were reported in 41 states and the District of Columbia, with 100 fatalities.
2003 – 9,862 cases of WNV were reported in 45 states and the District of Columbia, with 264 fatalities.
2002 – 4,156 cases of WNV were reported in 39 states and the District of Columbia, with 284 fatalities.
2001 – 66 cases of WNV were reported in 10 states, with 10 deaths.
2000 – 21 cases of WNV were reported in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, with two fatalities.
1999 – 62 cases of WNV were reported in New York state, with seven deaths.
