CDC updates measles count, now includes two deaths

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The CDC has added a measles-associated death to its 2026 tally, bringing the national total to two. Pennsylvania reports four deaths and more than 900 cases in an outbreak, exceeding the figures in the CDC database.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its national measles tally late Monday to include an additional death in 2026, raising the total to two.  The agency’s numbers are still shy of Pennsylvania’s official report of four measles-associated deaths in an outbreak surpassed 900 cases this week. The CDC’s database does not specify…