The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed three new cases of measles in Spartanburg County, bringing the total number of cases in the state this year to 19.
The new cases are part of an ongoing outbreak in the Upstate county, which now accounts for 15 of the state’s total cases. All three individuals were already quarantined at home as they were close contacts of known cases, effectively preventing further exposure, according to health officials.
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