Two people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have died of measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the United States this year.
Neither individual was vaccinated against the disease, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday (Aug. 25). Their deaths mark the first measles fatalities in the state in 35 years.
"To protect the privacy of the individuals and their families, DOH will not release any additional details that could personally identify these individuals and their families," DOH officials said in the statement.
Since the start of the year, there have been 393 confirmed cases of measles in Pennsylvania across 28 counties. Nationwide, 2,813 cases have been reported so far this year, according to the Johns Hopkins U.S. Measles Tracker. The 2026 nationwide total already exceeds the total number of measles cases reported in 2025, when 2,289 cases were reported, including Read Entire Article
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