The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday that the number of measles cases in the outbreak that began in January has risen to 505 confirmed infections with 57 hospitalizations.
The total number of infections have risen by at least 83 patients over the past week. Based on the most recent data , the highly contagious measles virus continues to spread in 10 counties: Cochran, Dallam, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Lynn, Lamar, Lubbock, Terry and Yoakum.
Tarrant County remains on alert after someone with measles visited in late March, but there are no confirmed infections here as of Tuesday.
Deaths from measles
The outbreak that originated in the South Plains region of Texas has so far claimed the lives of two unvaccinated children in the Lubbock area and one adult in New Mexico . Nationally, there have been more than 600 measles cases in 21 states …