Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination rates Pennsylvania is bracing for a wave of measles cases, with some public health officials concerned that it’s “only a matter of time” until the disease spreads beyond the outbreak’s epicen…
The measles virus, paramyxoviridae from the Morbillivirus family, transmission microscopy view. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The number of measles cases reported in Pennsylvania in 2026 has reached more than 1,000 people, health officials said Monday, Oct. 5. The total number of cases reported in the Commonwealth in 2026 has reached 1,004, officials said. According to CDC data last updated on Oct.
NEW YORK (AP) — Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday that there are now 1,004 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 27 more than Friday’s update. Of those 1,004 cases, 196 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated.
Measles cases in Pennsylvania have surpassed 1,000 so far this year as the state continues to battle an outbreak of the virus, according to the state health department.
It’s been decades since a U.S. state has seen an outbreak surpass 1,000 cases, stretching back to a multiyear outbreak in New York City in the early 1990s.
(WHTM) -- Pennsylvania has reached over 1,000 reported measles cases in 2026. The state's Department of Health announced Monday that there are 1,004 measles cases confirmed across 39 different counties. Most confirmed cases have been reported in Lancaster County, with 391 cases.
Measles cases in Pennsylvania have surpassed 1,000 so far this year as the state continues to battle an outbreak of the virus, according to the state health department.
Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the country Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
Pennsylvania has now recorded more than 1,000 measles cases as of the state's most recent update, exceeding the other state outbreaks by hundreds. The Pennsylvania Department of Health's updated dashboard on Monday recorded 1,004 total measles cases in the state so far this year, including 198 hospi…
NEW YORK — Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
The nearly 3,900 cases that have been reported so far this year in the U.S. is the most since 1991, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has topped 1,000 cases, with neighboring New York declaring a disaster emergency and mobilizing measures to fight the spread.
Measles outbreaks in Pennsylvania and New York are sparking concern, but so far, the numbers in New England remain very low. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , there are currently 963 measles cases in Pennsylvania and 78 in New York as of Oct. 1.
NEW YORK -- Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
Pennsylvania reached a grim milestone on Tuesday, surpassing 1,000 measles cases this year as the state finds itself at the center of the worst years for measles in over 30 years. Health officials say Pennsylvania’s current outbreak started in April, west of Philadelphia.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday that there are now 1,078 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 74 more than Monday’s update. Of those 1,078 cases, 207 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated.
