JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duval County has reported another travel-related case of Zika virus infection, Florida health officials announced Wednesday.
The case was one of five announced Monday. The others were in Brevard, Hillsborough, Orange and Palm Beach counties.
Six non-travel related cases linked to Miami-Dade County were also reported Wednesday. One had exposure in Miami Beach, health officials said.
The number of cases of the Zika virus in Florida has topped 1,000.
The overall total of reported cases was at 1,014, with the largest number, 733, classified as "travel-related."
In such cases, people are infected with the mosquito-borne virus elsewhere and bring it into Florida.
The updated numbers also show 153 cases of the disease being locally transmitted in Florida.
The Department of Health breaks out in separate categories cases involving infections of pregnant women and cases involving out-of-state residents.
Florida now has 104 infections involving pregnant women and 19 involving out-of-state residents. Five cases are labeled as undetermined.
The Zika virus, which emerged last year in South America, is particularly dangerous to pregnant women because it can cause severe birth defects.
The department has conducted Zika virus testing on more than 8,925 people statewide. Florida currently has the capacity to test 5,888 people for active Zika virus and 7,051 for Zika antibodies.
At Gov. Rick Scott’s direction, all county health departments now offer free Zika risk assessment and testing to pregnant women.
Pregnant women can contact their local county health departments for Zika risk assessment and testing hours and information. A Zika risk assessment will be conducted by county health department staff and blood and/or urine samples may be collected and sent to labs for testing. It may take one to two weeks to receive results.