https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/03/santa-clara-county-resident-dies-from-west-nile-virus/ > SAN JOSE – A Santa Clara County resident died from West Nile Virus after a long illness, according to the Public Health Department. > While the death was recorded in the county, the person contracted the virus elsewhere in the greater Bay Area, the department said in a statement posted to its webpage Wednesday.