Florida Reports 32 New Local Dengue Cases in a Week as 2026 Total Reaches 73
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Updated · Yahoo News Canada · Sep 8
Florida Reports 32 New Local Dengue Cases in a Week as 2026 Total Reaches 73
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo News Canada · Sep 8
Summary
32 new locally acquired dengue cases were logged in one week, pushing Florida's 2026 total to 73 as of Aug. 29.
59 of those dengue cases are in Hillsborough County, with 7 in Miami-Dade, 5 in Pinellas and 1 in Palm Beach, indicating the surge is concentrated in a few counties.
10 counties were under mosquito-borne illness advisories or alerts in early September, and Brevard County issued an advisory Sept. 3 as health officials also tracked West Nile virus.
Florida has reported 2 local West Nile cases so far—1 each in Alachua and Walton counties—while residents are being urged to reduce standing water, cover exposed skin and use repellents.