The baby, whose identity was not revealed, was born earlier this month with an unnaturally small head — which is known as microcephaly and is a tell-tale sign of the virus — and later tested positive for Zika, officials said. A baby with Zika-related microcephaly has been born at a New York City hospital, marking the first such delivery in the five boroughs, according to health officials. Herminia Palacia, deputy mayor for Health and Human Services, said the city has been preparing for a case for months, "and we stand ready to help families caring for an infant with microcephaly. Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said this "sad occurrence" should serve as a reminder for women pregnant or trying to become pregnant. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News) 
 
 Nearly all of South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, have been hit hard but the Zika outbreak, and the Health Department has urged travelers not to travel to those places if they are trying to conceive.
– New York City's first baby with a Zika-related birth defect was born earlier this month, officials announced Friday. The New York Daily News reports the unidentified baby was born with microcephaly and subsequently tested positive for Zika. Its mother had recently traveled to an area were the virus is being spread by mosquitoes. New York City's deputy mayor of health and human services says the city has been preparing for this eventuality for months due to New York's many immigrants and international travelers. "We are working diligently to help both this mom and this baby," she says. The CDC says a dozen babies with Zika-related birth defects have been born in the US so far, according to NBC New York.