Now with 12 cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said the state is not taking any chances.

Scott declared a public health emergency Wednesday in four counties with reported cases of the Zika virus. Three of those cases are in Hillsborough County, while the others are in Lee, Santa Rosa and Miami-Dade County.

Scott visited Hillsborough County's Department of Health on Thursday. During a press conference he amended the public health emergency to include Broward County, where a new case was reported earlier in the day.

Officials believe all of the caes are from people who contracted the disease while traveling abroad to affected countries.

So far officials say they have seen no positive tests for the disease in local mosquito populations, but crews are still taking every precaution with stepped up efforts.

Scott said the state will do the same.

"We're going to get ahead of this," he said. "We're going to make sure our residents are safe, our visitors are safe. We're going to do everything we can to take care of everybody in our state."

Scott is requesting thousands of test kits from the Centers for Disease Control for pregnant women who have traveled to places with the virus. There's concern Zika could cause birth defects. One type of kit also checks for past infections.

"That's particularly important for pregnant women who traveled abroad, who may have had some symptoms of some fever, aches and pains, and they come back and say, 'I wonder if what I had overseas was Zika,' " Scott said.

A second test looks for active cases of the Zika virus.

Scott said the state has those kits but will purchase 4,000 more. The patient can then decide whether to take it.

Pregnant women who attended the governor's press conference say it's a great idea.

"You're used to taking a ton of tests when you're pregnant," Michelle Krohn said. "One more test to protect your baby, it's no problem."

"I don't see any harm in the test kits," Kimberly Cruz said. "I don't have a problem taking the test if my doctor recommends it."

Scott said he has also asked CDC officials to conduct a conference call within the next two weeks to help train Florida hospital works - especially those who work with pregnant women - on the ways Zika is spread, its symptoms, treatments and proper precautions.

While some wonder why Florida was the first to declare a public health emergency because of Zika, the pregnant women we spoke with say they are happy the governor is taking action.

Scott says that just as with a hurricane, the state is preparing for the worst while hoping for the best.