One of the two was diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease and being treated in a hospital for encephalitis, New York City health officials said.

Two Queens residents have tested positive for West Nile virus, New York City health officials announced Friday. One patient was diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease and is currently hospitalized with a brain infection. The other was briefly hospitalized with West Nile fever and has since been released.

A handful of cases of West Nile Virus in New York City and Yonkers has sparked concern in the rivertowns. Last week, the New York City Health Department reports that two Queens residents were infected,