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US measles cases top 5,000 as states report at least eight deaths

The CDC’s count stands at 5,182 confirmed cases in 2026, the highest since 1991. State health officials have reported at least eight measles-related deaths, while the CDC count is lower.

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What’s new: State health officials have reported at least eight measles-related deaths, while the CDC’s national tally records four.

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  • State health officials have reported at least eight measles-related deaths in the US this year, including among very young children. The CDC’s national count records four deaths. Al JazeeraMedical Xpress

  • The CDC has recorded 5,182 confirmed cases in 2026, more than the 2,289 reported during all of 2025 and the highest total since 1991. Al JazeeraMedical XpressEuronews

  • Children and teenagers account for about 59 per cent of cases, according to CDC data. US kindergarten vaccination coverage has also fallen since 2019–2020. Al Jazeera