One day after Gov. Rick Scott announced 10 new cases of the Zika virus in South Florida, he urged visitors not to cancel travel plans to the Sunshine State.
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"Good morning, come to Florida, we are working hard to make sure you're safe," said Scott, appearing on "CBS This Morning."
More cases of non-travel related Zika prompted an unprecedented domestic travel warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advising pregnant women not to travel to Miami's Wynwood Arts District.
"We have 14 people in Miami-Dade, two people in Broward and we've not found any additional transmission in Broward, so whenever we find an issue we're going to address it," said Scott.
The CDC said the ten new cases are likely contracted by mosquito bites, from a breed of the bug that will only travel a few blocks in its lifetime. Crews began spraying the one square mile north of Miami with active transmissions, trying to prevent the virus from spreading.
In his interview on CBS This Morning, Scott said he has allocated $26.2 million for state resources like protection kits and mosquito control, and emphasized that 20,000 mosquitoes have been tested statewide, none of which have been found with the virus.
"We're allocating the dollars, we believe we're going to be able to control this. It's no different than when we've controlled dengue fever, chikungunya, and other mosquito-borne viruses," said Scott.
Six of the new cases were in people who showed no symptoms, but were discovered through door-to-door checks. The CDC is advising all pregnant women to get checked for Zika possible exposure during prenatal visits.
