US EditionSouth Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows
An infectious visitor exposed museumgoers on Jan. 2 amid 124 new measles cases statewide, with 409 people currently in quarantine, health officials said.
- At least 124 new cases since last Friday have raised the South Carolina outbreak to 434 total cases, with officials linking spread to a 92.1% kindergarten two-dose vaccination rate.
- There are currently 409 people in quarantine and 17 in isolation, with vaccination status showing 378 unvaccinated, three partially vaccinated, six vaccinated, and 47 unknown.
- DPH will activate its Mobile Health Unit this week to offer no-cost MMR and flu vaccinations 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at local sites; officials urge vaccination now to shorten or avoid quarantines.
- If outbreaks persist, public health experts warn that the United States risks losing its measles-free designation, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 2,144 cases in 2025 with 11% hospitalized and three deaths.
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By DEVI SHASTRI Health authorities in South Carolina confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday, while the outbreak in the northwest part of the state expands after the decembrina parties. There is a second outbreak of measles along the Arizona-Utah border, where 418 people have been infected since August. Last year it was the worst for the spread of measles in the nation since 1991, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (…
Measles Cases Surge in South Carolina as Outbreak Spreads to Other States
Over 100 new measles cases have been confirmed in South Carolina since Jan. 9, state officials said Tuesday. The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) in recent days reported 124 new cases in the state, an expansion of the largest current measles outbreak in the United States. More than 400 people are in quarantine due to exposure to measles, and another 17 are in isolation, having been found to be infected and contagious, according t…
South Carolina measles outbreak spreads across multiple states
South Carolina health officials recorded 124 new measles cases in a five-day stretch, the department announced Tuesday. The state declared an outbreak in October and has since documented 434 total cases. Most cases have been confined to the northwestern part of the state, also known as the Upstate region. More than 400 people are currently in quarantine, but infections have already spread across state lines. North Carolina has recorded five tot…
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South Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows
Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday. Hundreds of children have been quarantined because of school exposures, some more than once.
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