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Zika virus case confirmed in Pinellas County

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Pinellas County has its first recorded case of Zika virus, according to the Florida Health Department.
 
 
The case is travel-related, and was announced Monday along with a newly confirmed case of the virus in Orange County.
 
 
The case brings to a 107 the number of confirmed Zika cases in Florida. Hillsborough County had three as of Monday’s count. Only five people confirmed to have Zika are still showing symptoms.
 
Here’s a breakdown of the location of the state’s cases:
 
Alachua    4
Brevard     2
Broward   15
Clay    1
Collier    1
Hillsborough 3
Lee 4
Martin 1
Miami-Dade 42
Orange 7
Osceola 4
Palm Beach 7
Pasco 1
Pinellas 1
Polk 3
Santa Rosa 1
Seminole 2
St. Johns 1
 
Cases involving pregnant women 7
 
Total 107