- 21 people have now caught the virus from mosquitoes in Miami
- Four new people were diagnosed on Tuesday, biggest one-day spike so far
- News emerged just minutes after Hillary Clinton visited Zika zone in Miami
Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
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Four more people have contracted Zika from local mosquitoes in Miami.
It is the biggest one-day spike in diagnoses to date as the city struggles to control the virus.
The development means there are now 21 people being treated for local transmission of the virus.
The news emerged on Tuesday afternoon, just minutes after Hillary Clinton ceremoniously visited Wynwood, the Miami district which has Zika.
Outbreak spreading: Four more people have contracted Zika from local mosquitoes in Miami. It is the biggest one-day spike in diagnoses to date as the city struggles to control the virus
On Monday, Florida officials announced one person has been diagnosed with the infection in Palm Beach County, a few miles north.
However it is not clear whether the person contracted Zika at home or during a recent trip to Miami.
Speaking on Tuesday at a community health center, Clinton said congressional leaders should hold a special session to pass a funding bill to combat the Zika virus.
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‘I am very disappointed that the Congress went on recess before actually agreeing what they would do to put the resources into this fight,’ Clinton said after touring a community health center.
‘I would very much urge the leadership of Congress to call people back for a special session and get a bill passed.’
Clinton said she first learned of the threat posed by the Zika virus in December from her daughter, Chelsea Clinton.
In April, Clinton sent two deputies to study the virus in Puerto Rico, the territory with the first U.S. Zika cases.
The news emerged on Tuesday afternoon, just minutes after Hillary Clinton ceremoniously visited Wynwood, the Miami district which has Zika (pictured)
President Barack Obama in February requested $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight the virus.
In May, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.1 billion package, while the House passed legislation providing $622 million.
Final approval was delayed when the Republican-controlled Congress attached provisions that Democrats oppose.
Clinton on Monday urged the passage of the original Senate bill or a similar one that can earn bipartisan support.
‘Pass the bipartisan funding bill that the Senate passed,’ Clinton said in Miami.
‘The Senate passed a bill and unfortunately a different bill was passed in the House and no agreement could be reached before they went out on recess.’
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