New York's first person to contract Eastern equine encephalitis -- or EEE -- in almost a decade has died, the governor's office announced Monday as the state declared the virus an "imminent threat to public health.

A New York resident who contracted the first confirmed human case of Eastern equine encephalitis in the state in nearly a decade has died, according to the governor's office.

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.

Officials reported than an individual has died from EEE, and the state is advising people to stay safe while taking precautions.

A New York resident has died days after contracting the state’s first human case of a rare but serious mosquito-borne virus in nearly a decade.The Ulster County resident died from complications stemming from eastern equine encephalitis