SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on Tuesday that there have been 300 cases of measles in the state during this current outbreak.
This outbreak has lasted from June 2025 to the present and, in that time, 300 cases of measles have been confirmed in the state. 104 of these cases were diagnosed in 2026, and 58 of the cases diagnosed this year were diagnosed just in the last three weeks.
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The majority of Utah’s cases (194) have occurred in the Southwest Utah Health District. Utah County currently has 41 cases, Salt Lake County has 32 cases, Wasatch County has nine cases, and Central Utah has six cases.
All other health districts have four or fewer cases.
DHHS has also identified several areas where individuals with measles have been and where there is exposure risk.
Northern Utah
- Stansbury High School (5300 N Aberdeen Lane, Stansbury Park, UT 84074) on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10
Wasatch Front
- Families First Pediatrics (5459 W 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84081) on Jan. 27 from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
- Primary Children’s Hospital Emergency Department (100 Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84113) on Jan. 28 from 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (3920 W Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84122) on Jan. 31 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- UHSAA Wrestling 4A Divisional (Mountain View High School, 665 W Center St., Orem, UT 84057) on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31
- Vans Outlet (3700 N Cabelas Blvd Suite #280, Lehi, UT 84043) on Jan. 31
- Windsor Elementary (1315 N Main St., Orem, UT 84057) on Feb. 2
Southern Utah and Northern Arizona
- Sandtown Pizza (195 S Bluff St., St. George, UT 84770) on Jan. 27 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Callahan Clinic (1240 E 100 S Suite 15A, St. George, UT 84790) on Jan. 27 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Cedar City High School (703 W 600 S, Cedar City, UT 84720) on Jan. 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Cedar City Seminary (725 S 1100 W, Cedar City, UT 84720) on Jan. 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Costco Wholesale (895 N 3050 E #627B, St. George, UT 84790) on Jan. 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Vista School (585 E Center St., Ivins, UT 84738) on Jan. 29
- Corner Clinic Urgent Care & Family Medicine (2351 S River RD. Suite 5, St. George, UT 84790) on Jan. 30 from 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Utah Tech University (225 S University Ave., St. George, UT 84770) on Jan. 27, Jan. 28, and Jan. 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Jan. 30, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- St. George Regional Airport (4550 S Airport Pkwy, St. George, UT 84790) on Jan. 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ meetinghouse (115 W 2000 S, Washington, UT 84780) on Feb. 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- St. George Catholic Church (259 W 200 N, St. George, UT 84770) on Feb. 1 and Feb. 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Redrock Pediatrics (1380 E. medical Center Dr. #3100, St. George, UT 84790) on Feb. 4 from 7:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- Dixie Middle School (929 S 100 E, St. George, UT 84770) on Feb. 2, Feb. 3, Feb. 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- River Road Instacare (577 S River Road, St. George, UT 84790) on Jan. 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., Jan. 31 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Feb. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Feb. 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Sunset Instacare (1739 W Sunset Blvd, St. George, UT 84770) on Feb. 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Coral Peak Gymnastics (1538 S Hillcrest Dr., Washington, UT 84780) on Feb. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (1736 S Convention Center Dr., St. George, UT 84790) on Feb. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
- St. George Regional Hospital (1380 East Medical Center Drive, St. George, UT 84790) on Feb. 2 from 4:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Feb. 5 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Feb. 6 from 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Feb. 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Sunset Instacare (1739 W Sunset Blvd., St. George, UT 84770) on Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
If you were in any of the above locations at the listed times, DHHS recommends watching for measles symptoms for at least three weeks from the listed exposure dates.
What is measles?
Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily through the air through coughing and sneezing. The CDC said those infected won’t see symptoms appear until about a week after infection, and common symptoms include high fever, cough, and a rash…