Measles cases have been reported closer to home following positive tests for a student in Lucas and a person who visited three retail outlets in Plano earlier this month.
The cases are not believed related to each other and officials have not determined a link to the outbreak that began in West Texas in late January.
As of Friday, April 25, The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 646 cases had been confirmed in 34 counties, including two fatalities of unvaccinated school-age children in the initial outbreak area. Sixty-four people have been hospitalized for treatment, the DSHS said…