Weeks after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.bickered about the Keystone State’s measles reporting, measles cases throughout Pennsylvania are continuing to multiply as the end of September approaches.
Cases across the commonwealth increased by more than 100 over the past week as of Sept. 23, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s measles dashboard. Lancaster County, where two measles-associated deaths were reported in August, was still seeing the most illness, with 342 confirmed cases of measles as of Sept. 23. While no cases had been reported among Allegheny County residents, other counties in the area were seeing additional cases.
Here’s what to know.
How many measles cases are there in Pennsylvania?
There were a total of 835 confirmed cases of measles spread across Pennsylvania as of Sept. 23, with 111 new cases in the past week, according to the state dashboard…