Health officials in Sarasota County are reminding residents to continue mosquito bite prevention efforts as another case of malaria was confirmed on Tuesday. As of July 18, there have been seven cases of locally-transmitted malaria throughout the county, which remains under a mosquito-borne illness alert. All seven people have been treated and are recovering. "Our overall message for the community continues to be prevention by avoiding mosquito bites through the use of repellents, clothing that covers and reduction of outside exposure from dusk to dawn," the health department wrote. For more: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/malaria-sarasota-florida-tracking-cases/67-05126596-3055-4a9c-bb06-344bdedc03ec ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay