Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared the mosquito-borne EEE virus an imminent threat to the public after the death of a person in Ulster County. The resident, diagnosed last week with Eastern equine encephalitis,

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday afternoon the Ulster County resident believed to have contracted New York state’s first case of EEE since 2015 died.

The New York resident who tested positive for the mosquito-borne EEE virus has died, prompting state health officials to declare an "imminent threat to the public for EEE."