England Reports 2 Child Measles Deaths as 106 New Cases Lift 2026 Total to 736
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
England Reports 2 Child Measles Deaths as 106 New Cases Lift 2026 Total to 736
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 11
Summary
Two children in England have died from measles this year—one from acute infection and one from late effects—marking the first year with two child measles deaths in England and Wales since 2018, a public health source said.
UKHSA also logged 106 new laboratory-confirmed cases in the past two weeks, taking England's 2026 total to 736 by June 8, already nearing the 959 cases recorded in all of 2025.
Most recent infections were in unvaccinated children aged 10 and under, with the highest case numbers in London, the east of England and the West Midlands.
MMR coverage among five-year-olds in England held at 91.8% in 2024-25—the lowest since 2010-11—and the WHO said in January that the UK had lost its measles-elimination status after stalled vaccination and rising cases.