LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The nation’s second-largest measles outbreak in 2025 hasn’t slowed down entering the new year, now totaling 337 in the region around the border communities of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah.
Total confirmed cases are now at 337 in an area that includes five southwest Utah counties (Kane, Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Washington) and Mohave County, Arizona. 8 News Now reported on Dec. 23 a total of 296 confirmed measles cases in the region, and the count has continued to grow by about 20 per week since late October.
The area of the original outbreak is about 160 miles east of Las Vegas. Only one confirmed case has been reported in a Las Vegas resident. Two other cases involved travelers from out of state who came to Harry Reid International Airport for flights out of Las Vegas…