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The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday reported 36 more cases of measles since the last report on Tuesday.
The state's updates come every Tuesday and Friday.
Fifty-six of the patients have been hospitalized since the outbreak began in late January.
Two school-aged children have died in connection to the measles outbreak. They were both unvaccinated and lived in the area of the outbreak.
The majority of the cases are in Gaines County, where the outbreak is centered.
The state reported 5% of the cases were estimated to be actively infectious due to the rash onset dates.
Health care professionals said the only way to prevent measles is to receive two doses of the MMR vaccine. Measles complications can include pneumonia, hearing loss, meningitis, and death.
Friday's update came soon after the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District reported that it will end some vaccinations for children because a grant funding those vaccines lost some of its federal financial support.
The Federal Immunization Vaccines for Children Grant was reduced from $3 million to $2.5 million, according to a memo from City Manager Erik Walsh. He said the grant will not be able to cover the vaccine clinical operations.
The grant was originally awarded in 2021, with an expiration date of middle of 2025. But the grant was prematurely terminated last month, which required Metro Health to terminate 23 temporary agency positions.
The vaccine services provided by Metro Health will end on June 30, explained Sonia Gonzales, Metro Health's public health administrator. The reduction in the grant also impacts five positions at Metro Health. Those workers were advised their positions are being eliminated on June 30.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is one of the many the clinic offers to the public. The ending of these vaccination services comes as Texas experiences the worst measles outbreak the state has seen in 30 years.
