Texas health officials on Tuesday reported 722 cases of measles in the state, an increase of just four infections since Friday, when the numbers were last updated.
The relatively low number of new cases suggests the outbreak is slowing, especially since Friday’s report cited an increase of just 10 cases from the prior Tuesday. Even so, infectious-disease experts caution that the state and the nation aren’t yet in the clear, the Associated Press reports.
“This outbreak does appear to be leveling off, but the affected states remain hypervigilant, and that’s because it’s travel season,” U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention incident manager Dr. Manisha Patel said last Thursday, according to the wire service. “There is a lot of global measles activity right now.”
As of Friday, the CDC had confirmed a total of 1,024 U.S. measles cases, most tied to outbreaks such as the one that originated in Texas and has since spread to New Mexico and Oklahoma.
To date, 92 of the patients in the Lone Star State outbreak have been hospitalized, the Texas Department of State Health Services reports. Two school-aged Texas children, both unvaccinated, have also died after contracting the disease.
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This article appears in May 14-27, 2025.
