Updated · University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Jul 10
US Measles Cases Hit 2,231, Just 58 Shy of 2025 Record as Virginia Becomes Hotspot
Updated
Updated · University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Jul 10
US Measles Cases Hit 2,231, Just 58 Shy of 2025 Record as Virginia Becomes Hotspot
3 articles · Updated · University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Jul 10
Summary
CDC confirmed 61 new U.S. measles cases, lifting the 2026 total to 2,231—just 58 below all of 2025 and already putting the country near a 34-year high.
93% of patients are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccine status, and all but 13 cases were locally acquired, underscoring sustained domestic spread that threatens U.S. measles elimination status.
Virginia added 22 cases this week to reach 177 for the year after an outbreak that began in Buckingham County spread into Cumberland County; the state had only five cases in 2025.
South Carolina still leads with 670 cases even as its Upstate outbreak has ended, while Utah has 507 and Texas 182; CDC and some state tallies in Pennsylvania, Utah and Florida do not fully match.