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According to CDC figures reported by Al Jazeera and Reuters, US measles cases reached 4,410 in 2026 as of 15 October, and the agency is reportedly sending an investigator to Pennsylvania, the site of the country's largest outbreak.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide measles emergency on 5 October 2026, as Pennsylvania's health department reported 1,004 cases this year and five deaths among people who contracted the disease.
An unvaccinated Lancaster County resident with measles has died, Pennsylvania health officials said, as the state's outbreak reaches 943 confirmed cases and a dispute with US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr over how such deaths are counted continues.
The CDC has confirmed two measles deaths among 3,659 US cases this year, but its national count leaves out four deaths reported by Pennsylvania, the hardest-hit state.