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The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) added Bexar County to the list of counties with a case of measles linked to the West Texas outbreak on Tuesday.
Three new cases were added to the total this week. El Paso and Gaines counties also reported infections.
This brings the total number of infections linked to this measles outbreak to 753.
Ninety nine people have been hospitalized. Two otherwise healthy, unvaccinated children have died.
Nationwide, the CDC has confirmed a total of 1,227 measles cases so far this year. There were 285 confirmed cases in all of 2024.
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