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Measles Outbreak in Texas Reaches 729 Cases as First Brewster County Case Emerges

Officials say rising vaccination rates have helped slow the outbreak.

Children's Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave. in Aurora, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Overview

  • State officials report 729 confirmed measles cases since January, with fewer than 10 people currently infectious.
  • The outbreak now includes its first case in Brewster County.
  • Collin County Health Care Services issued warnings after an infectious person visited four McKinney venues in late May.
  • Unvaccinated individuals represent 692 of the 729 cases; 94 patients have required hospitalization.
  • Two unvaccinated school-aged children died from measles complications; more than 2,500 additional MMR doses have been distributed in Lubbock County.