The Ministry of Environmental Protection reports that mosquitoes carrying West Nile fever were found in Shefaram, and in the Mateh Asher and Mateh Yehuda regional councils.
The ministry has instructed these local authorities to further expand their monitoring and pest control systems in their areas.
According to the latest figures from the Health Ministry, the number of patients diagnosed with the West Nile virus rose to 904.
A total of 69 people who were diagnosed with the virus have died since the outbreak began in June.
Infected mosquitoes transmit the West Nile virus to humans. The virus does not spread from person to person.
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