MOSQUITO FOUND WITH WEST NILE VIRUS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: Associated Press

MINISINK -- A mosquito carrying the West Nile virus has been found in ORange County, officials said.

The county plans to drop larvicide to kill mosquito eggs in all of the county's 20,000 municipal storm drains as soon as next week and to distribute about 30,000 containers of free insect repellent through local pharmacies. It is the first indication the virus has moved beyond the New York City region.

Orange County's Health Department was preparing to declare a public health threat Friday so it could obtain state and federal funding to help defeat the virus. Also Friday, the state Health Department announced it had evidence …