NY measles outbreak more widespread than official count, health officials say

As measles cases continue to tick up on the New York State Department of Health dashboard, public health officials in Otsego and Seneca counties said they believe the outbreak is even bigger than the state’s count shows.

The county officials told Gothamist they think many more cases are going unreported in their upstate counties, where the disease is spreading rapidly through unvaccinated communities.

The state has confirmed 126 measles cases through Oct. 10, including eight new cases confirmed last week, according to the state Department of Health website…

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