Pennsylvania Measles Cases Top 900 as 176 Hospitalizations and 4 Deaths Mount
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Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 28
Pennsylvania Measles Cases Top 900 as 176 Hospitalizations and 4 Deaths Mount
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 28
Summary
Pennsylvania added 13 confirmed measles infections since Friday, pushing its 2026 total to 903 cases across 39 of 67 counties.
At least 176 people have been hospitalized and four measles-associated deaths reported, including two unvaccinated adults and two infants too young for the MMR vaccine.
Lancaster County leads the outbreak with 363 cases, followed by Mifflin County with 105, while 11 counties show community transmission with no known travel-linked source.
Fewer than 1% of cases—just four—are in fully vaccinated people, and the state has administered more than 8,300 MMR doses this year, with uptake peaking in August and September.
Nationally, U.S. measles cases have surpassed 3,600 in 45 states and Washington, D.C., as kindergarten MMR coverage has slipped to 92.4% from 95.2% before the pandemic.