The risk for West Nile virus is now high in 10 Massachusetts communities, state public health officials said Tuesday.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus to high in many communities, urging residents to protect against the mosquito-borne disease.

The risk for West Nile virus is high in 10 cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Boston, public health officials say.

Officials of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) are urging residents to take precautions as the risk level of transmission of the West Nile Virus in Boston has been raised to ‘high’.

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