Pennsylvania Reports 6th Measles Death as Outbreak Reaches 1,467 Cases
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Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 4
Pennsylvania Reports 6th Measles Death as Outbreak Reaches 1,467 Cases
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 4
Summary
A Jefferson County resident died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state's sixth measles-associated death and the second reported in that county.
Health officials said the person was unvaccinated, matching a national pattern in which at least 96% of U.S. cases this year involve unvaccinated people or those with unknown status.
The death lifts the U.S. measles toll to seven in 2026, including one in New York reported days earlier as that state recorded its first known measles-associated death in more than 30 years.
Pennsylvania's 1,467 cases make it the largest U.S. outbreak in recent memory, while nationwide confirmed infections have topped 4,800—the highest annual count since 1991.