PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania is experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, with over 1,000 confirmed cases reported in 2026. The state health officials have tallied 1,078 cases so far, including 12 cases in January and March, and 1,066 cases since April, when the current outbreak began. The latest update revealed 145 cases in the past week and 74 identified since the previous report.
Notably, 40 of the new cases were recorded more than two weeks ago and are just now being added. Among the cases, 207 people have been hospitalized and five have died, all of whom were unvaccinated infants and young adults. The newborns, a 6-week-old and an 18-year-old, and the two teens, a 20-year-old and a 40-year-old, succumbed to the disease.
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