Health officials confirm 4 more measles cases in upstate New York

Health officials in New York state confirmed four more cases of measles outside of New York City on Thursday.

The state Department of Health said that three patients, who are residents of Orange County, are less than 5 years of age and who recently traveled internationally all have tested positive. The DOH is monitoring the cases in coordination with the Orange County Health Department.

Ontario County public health officials also confirmed a measles case from a resident who they say had been exposed outside the United States and tested positive in late March. They have since recovered. The county says that resident isolated at home until they were no longer contagious and no additional exposures or cases have been identified…

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