9 new measles cases reported in Upstate Outbreak, 144 total

South Carolina sees rise in COVID-19 and flu as measles outbreak surpasses 140 cases

Rising COVID-19 and flu cases are straining South Carolina's hospitals as winter approaches, while a measles outbreak poses a significant contagion threat.

SC measles cases grow to 144, with more expected following holiday travel

A nurse readies a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in May 2025 at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight))COLUMBIA — More than 220 people in South Carolina are in quarantine for measles heading into Christmas week, after the number of cases in a monthslong outbreak hit 144, the state health department said Friday. All the exposures so far have come from Spartanburg County, primarily through …

9 new measles cases reported in Upstate Outbreak, 144 total

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported 9 new cases measles since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in the Upstate outbreak to 144. Officials said of the new cases, four are household members of known cases, one resulted from exposure at the Way of Truth Church in Inman, [...]

SC measles cases grow to over 140

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Measles cases in the state are continuing to grow as SCDPH announces more cases have been added to the already high number. DPH reports there are 9 new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday which brings the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 144 and the total number reported to DPH this year to 147. Four of the new cases are household members of known cases, one resulted from t…