Measles cases continue to grow in an outbreak in west Texas, with state health officials saying Tuesday the number of confirmed infections is now up to 58.
The majority of cases (33) have been reported in children aged 5-17, followed by 15 reported cases in children aged 0-4. Most infections are centralized in Gaines County (45), followed by nine in Terry County and one to two in Lubbock, Lynn and Yoakum. Thirteen patients have been hospitalized.
Most of those infected are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status, though four of the cases have occurred in people who say they were vaccianted…