Gov. Rick Scott says Miami Beach clear of Zika virus

Last so-called 'Zika zone' in Florida, Miami-Dade County lifted

(Sanela Sabovic/WPLG)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The last so-called "Zika zone" in Miami-Dade County has been lifted.

Gov. Rick Scott said Friday that the final stretch of Miami Beach within the zone has been cleared.

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Scott said the announcement means that there are no more active transmissions of the Zika virus in Florida.

"That's a very good day for our state," Scott said.

The 1.5-square-mile zone stretched from Eighth Street to 28th Street, which includes South Beach.

"We are the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission," Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in a statement.


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