Pennsylvania’s 6th measles death reported in Franklin County

  • A 39-year-old woman with a past measles diagnosis has died in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  • The death is considered measles-associated by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
  • The woman also had several underlying health conditions, according to the coroner’s office.
  • This marks the sixth measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania.

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office reported it investigated the death of a 39-year-old woman on Saturday, Oct. 10, who had recently been diagnosed with measles.

The woman also had several underlying conditions, according to the coroner’s office.

“This is the first death in Franklin County in many years with a patient with a recent history of a measles diagnosis and meets the definition set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for a measles-associated death,” the office, which is led by Coroner Jordan Conner, said in a news release…

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