Pennsylvania Confirms 10 Measles Cases as Lancaster County Total Hits 26
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Updated · WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa. · Jun 5
Pennsylvania Confirms 10 Measles Cases as Lancaster County Total Hits 26
3 articles · Updated · WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa. · Jun 5
Summary
Ten new measles cases were confirmed in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley, including nine in Lancaster County and one in Dauphin County, pushing Lancaster’s outbreak total to 26.
That moved Lancaster County past Lebanon County’s 19 cases, making it the hardest-hit county in the outbreak that began in late April; Dauphin has 2 cases and Berks 1.
Statewide, Pennsylvania has recorded 60 confirmed measles cases this year, including earlier cases from January to March in Lancaster, Montgomery and Chester counties.
A possible exposure was flagged this week at a Kohl’s store in Lancaster, where a resident who later tested positive may have exposed others between May 21 and May 26.
Health officials say measles spreads through the air, can linger for up to 2 hours, and infects 9 in 10 unprotected people, with vaccination still the main defense.