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West Nile case count jumps 36 per cent in Ontario

New West Nile virus counts for Ontario show the province has already had the worst year for the illness since 2002.

New West Nile virus counts for Ontario show the province has already had the worst year for the illness since 2002.

The weekly report from Public Health Ontario says the province's case count jumped another 36 per cent last week, to 158 confirmed and probable cases as of Sept. 8.