"Florida health officials confirmed 10 new Zika infections on Friday, the largest number of infections found on a single day and a sign of the United States’ faltering response to a looming crisis.

There are now nearly 1,000 people infected with the virus in Washington DC and the 50 states, 246 of them in Florida, and 2,026 infections in American territories, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Those totals include 537 pregnant women, 43 of whom live in Florida. The state has also seen its first case of an infant born with microcephaly, the fifth case of the birth defect related to the virus in the US."

Alan Yuhas reports for the Guardian July 2, 2016. [2]

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"Hideki Matsuyama Becomes 7th Golfer To Withdraw From Rio Due To Zika Fears" (AP) [4]

"As Zika Funds Stall In Congress, Florida Is Attacking Mosquitoes" (McClatchy) [5]