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South Carolina Measles Outbreak Accelerates to 111 Cases, Hundreds Quarantined

Officials cite low MMR coverage following post‑Thanksgiving exposures.

Overview

  • State health authorities reported 27 newly confirmed infections since Friday, bringing the Upstate cluster to 111 cases.
  • Roughly 254 people are under 21‑day quarantine and some unvaccinated students are serving a second quarantine period.
  • Recent spread has been linked to Way of Truth Church and schools including Inman Intermediate, with one case tied to a health care exposure.
  • At least 105 cases are in unvaccinated people, and local school MMR coverage in Spartanburg and Greenville counties is about 90%–92%, below the 95% needed to curb transmission.
  • Mobile MMR clinics drew limited turnout as the CDC counts about 1,912 U.S. cases this year across 47 outbreaks, raising concern about losing measles‑elimination status.