Measles is spreading across the US – and officials can’t agree on the death toll
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The number of confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. in 2026 was 3,887, the highest since 1991, and the number of cases of incomplete measles in 2026 was already significantly higher than in 2025, when 2,289 cases of measles were reported in the country, TASS reported. In 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DCC) confirmed 285 cases, and in 2023 it was 59. The last higher figure was recorded in 1991, while 9,643 people were…
The number of confirmed measles cases in the United States in 2026 reached 3,887, which was the highest figure since 1991, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, reviewed..
The number of confirmed measles cases in the United States in 2026 reached 3,887, which was the highest figure since 1991, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, reviewed by a TASS correspondent.
Measles is spreading across the US – and officials can’t agree on the death toll
Habanero Pixel/ShutterstockNew York has just declared a state of emergency as measles cases continue to rise. So far this year, the US has recorded 3,887 cases of measles, the highest annual total since 1991. That is about 70% more cases than were recorded during the whole of 2025. In November, the Pan American Health Organization will review whether the US has lost the measles elimination status it has held since 2000. Cases are one thing, but …
The number of confirmed measles cases in the U.S. since the beginning of 2026 has reached 3,887, the highest in the country since 1991, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The rate for part-time 2026 was already significantly higher than in 2025, when 2,289 cases of measles were registered in the United States.
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