Florida says four new locally transmitted
Zika cases, Congress must act on funds
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[August 10, 2016]
(Reuters) -
Florida has four new cases of people likely
infected with Zika through mosquito bites in Miami, Governor Rick Scott
said on Tuesday, as he urged Congress to reconvene and approve
additional money to combat the virus. |
A map is seen of the active Zika zone as Hillary Clinton visits the
Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris
Keane |
The additional
cases are all in a one-square mile area in Miami-Dade County
that includes Miami's Wynwood district, Scott said, bringing the
total of locally transmitted cases in the state to 21.
"Every day that passes that Congress and the president fail to
come to an agreement hinders our national response to Zika,"
Scott said in a statement. "The federal government must stop
playing politics and Congress needs to immediately come back to
session to resolve this."
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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