Florida authorities said Tuesday that they no longer consider a part of Miami Beach’s middle-section to be an area of active Zika virus transmission, significantly scaling back the city’s active Zika zone.

The newly cleared area covers 3 square miles, between 28th Street and 63rd Street, Gov. Rick Scott said during a press conference at a local deli. State health authorities haven’t seen any cases of locally transmitted Zika, which typically spreads through mosquito bites, in that part of Miami Beach in more than 45 days,…