Measles case reported in Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Amid a surge of measles cases nationally, Orange County Health Care Agency officials Wednesday reported a confirmed case in the county.

A young adult who had been traveling internationally was infected, officials said. Times and locations of possible exposure to the highly contagious virus occurred between 2 and 4 p.m. Friday at the EoS Gym in Ladera Ranch and the AFC Urgent Care in Ladera Ranch between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Friday and again 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, officials said.

There have been 416 confirmed cases so far this year in the country, and 2,255 cases last year, which was the highest annual case count in more than three decades, officials said…

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