A health alert has been issued for Sarasota and Manatee counties due to two confirmed cases of malaria, local health department officials said in a release. Officials with the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota and Manatee counties said a mosquito-borne illness alert was issued Monday evening. This happened just a few weeks after the DOH released information on May 26 concerning its first confirmed local case of malaria. That patient has been treated and has since recovered. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/malaria-mosquito-borne-illness-alert-sarasota-manatee-county/67-8d1d30f0-1389-40e7-8a0a-19f4e83797f2 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay