The Zika virus transmission zone has tripled in Miami Beach

After the discovery of new cases of mosquito-communicated Zika infections, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday night that the known transmission zone of the virus in Miami Beach has tripled. The area now covers 4.5 square miles, the bulk of the southern and middle regions of the barrier island.

The new infections bring the total count of Zika cases in Miami Beach not contracted via international travel to 35, while the total for the entire state is at 93. More positively, as Scott mentioned on Twitter, a separate transmission zone in the Wynwood neighborhood north of downtown Miami is expected to get the all clear on Monday.

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