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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has provided an update on measles cases in Pennsylvania. The DOH is reporting 40 new measles cases have been confirmed since Monday. In total, 943 people have bee...

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Pennsylvania announced a fifth measles-associated death today in Lancaster County. Officials from the Department of Health (DOH) said the person was an unvaccinated resident of the county, which has become the nation’s measles hot spot. This is the third death recorded in Lancaster County. Both Jefferson and Mifflin counties have confirmed a single measles-related fatality. The DOH has not released any other information about the person for privacy reasons. To date, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed just two US measles deaths. Presumably they involve people in Pennsylvania, but the CDC has provided no details about the fatalities. In the past two days, the state has seen 40 new measles cases, raising the total to 943. Of those, 176 patients have been hospitalized, or about 19%. This is twice the national average of 9%, according to CDC data. Only four Pennsylvania cases have been recorded in vaccinated people. Surge in MMR vaccinations The recent outbreak is leading to a sharp uptick in measles mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccinations across the state. Throughout September, the DOH said more than 53,000 MMR doses were administered statewide, more than doubling the amount in a typical month (25,000). In August...

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