Pennsylvania’s measles case count is now close to 1400 for the year as an outbreak continues.
Over the last seven days, the PA Department of Health reported 85 new cases of measles reported, bringing the year-to-date total for the state to 1,398. The department also reported 265 people have been hospitalized and five measles-related deaths have been reported.
This year so far, Indiana County has seen 48 cases of measles. Comparing Indiana County to the surrounding area, Jefferson County has 87 cases, Clearfield has 49 cases, Cambria has 6, Armstrong has 3 and Westmoreland County has two. Lancaster County has the highest number of measles cases in the state with 487. The nearest to that was Mifflin County with 198.
The Department of Health says that 44 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties have reported measles cases.
