The U.S. now has more measles cases than were recorded in all of 2024, making the early tally of 2025 second only to the 2019 record tally in recent history.
While most of the cases are part of the Texas outbreak, cases have now been confirmed in 14 states: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington.
The count includes only confirmed cases, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which notes probable cases in other jurisdictions…