Florida health officials report 311 Zika virus cases

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – As of Friday, Florida had 311 Zika virus patients, according to the Florida Department of Health. 

The steady increase of reports includes 18 new travel-related cases and 43 patients who were pregnant. 

The virus spread to 28 counties. The counties with more cases are Miami-Dade with 84 and Broward with 43. 

For more information about the reports, call the Zika virus information hotline at 1-855-622-6735.