Florida governor Rick Scott has delivered a gift to Miami Beach residents and tourism operators ahead of the Thanksgiving holidays.
Scott said the northern half of Miami Beach’s Zika transmission zone is now clear of the virus.
"I am proud to announce that three miles of the impacted area in Miami Beach have now been cleared of any ongoing active transmission of the Zika virus," Scott said.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said: "This is a great day for all of us in Miami-Dade County as we celebrate another victory in our fight against the Zika virus."
Health officials said it had been 45 days since the last Zika transmission in that area.
However the remaining section of Miami Beach and the area of Little River are still considered active transmission zones.
"We must continue to take aggressive mosquito control measures so we can soon lift these remaining areas," said Scott.
The Miami Beach area still being impacted by Zika covers about 1.5 square miles from 8th and 28th streets.
So far Florida has 236 locally transmitted Zika cases and 950 contracted from travel overseas.
