Officials identify 16th non-travel Zika case in Miami-Dade

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new non-travel related case of the Zika virus has been identified in the 1-square-mile area of Miami-Dade County where health officials believe the disease is being transmitted by mosquitoes, the Florida Department of Health said.

It’s the 16th non-travel related case in that area of Miami’s Wynwood arts district. So far, they’re the only cases not related to travel in the continental U.S. A total of 367 Zika cases exist across Florida, according to the Health Department.

The department said it has conducted testing for more than 2,460 people statewide. The state currently has the capacity to test 6,239 people for active Zika virus and 1,840 for Zika antibodies.

Still, concern exists that funding to fight the virus will run out. Congressional Republicans and Democrats are in a statemate over a $1.9 billion package that President Obama requested in February. Sen. Marco Rubio has blamed Obama for failing to release funding that he said is at the president’s disposal.

While Zika has become a major concern on the east coast, a spokesperson with Lee County Mosquito Control said Thursday that the agency has not detected any domestic Zika activity in weeks. All six confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Lee County have been travel-related.

The same is true for the four confirmed Zika cases in Collier County and the lone case in Charlotte County.