--- title: Zika: New Case Reported in St. Petersburg, Florida description: A third Zika outbreak has been reported in Florida, this time in the St. Petersburg area canonical: https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-23T21:06:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T00:09:34.664Z article:section: Health og:title: Zika Spreads in Florida With New Case in St. Petersburg Area og:description: So far, 42 people have been found to be infected with Zika in Florida og:url: https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Zika Spreads in Florida With New Case in St. Petersburg Area twitter:description: So far, 42 people have been found to be infected with Zika in Florida twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Zika Spreads in Florida With New Case in St. Petersburg Area by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Aug 23, 2016 9:06 PM UTC by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Aug 23, 2016 9:06 PM UTC Five new cases of [Zika](http://time.com/4462996/zika-baby-brain-complications-microcephaly/) have been reported in Florida, including one in the [St. Petersburg](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virus-outbreak/new-zika-outbreak-found-florida-s-st-petersburg-n636571) area. At least one person has contracted the disease in Pinellas County, Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday [according to NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virus-outbreak/new-zika-outbreak-found-florida-s-st-petersburg-n636571). Outbreaks have previously been found in [Miami Beach](http://time.com/4459548/zika-miami-pregnant-women-travel-advisory/) and Wynwood, where four more people were reported infected on Tuesday. So far, 42 people have been found to be infected with [Zika](http://time.com/4461029/zika-spread-gulf-states/) in Florida, all of them seemingly contracting the virus through non-travel-related incidents. These cases indicate that local mosquitos are now carrying the disease in the region; Zika can also be sexually transmitted. Gov. Scott said, “In Pinellas County, the Department of Health and Pinellas County Mosquito Control are already working together and have begun aggressive spraying and mosquito abatement efforts.” He added that pregnant women can contact local officials for free [Zika](http://time.com/4451341/zika-virus-why-you-should-care/) testing and prevention kits. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virus-outbreak/new-zika-outbreak-found-florida-s-st-petersburg-n636571)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/"},"headline":"Zika Spreads in Florida With New Case in St. Petersburg Area","datePublished":"2016-08-23T21:06:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:09:34.664Z","description":"So far, 42 people have been found to be infected with Zika in Florida","url":"https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/","keywords":["Zika"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/zika/","name":"Zika"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4463577/zika-florida-st-petersburg/","name":"Zika Spreads in Florida With New Case in St. Petersburg Area"}}]}] ```