- by foxnews
- 14 Mar 2025
The measles outbreak continues to spread throughout the U.S., sparking discussions about how best to protect children and other high-risk groups from the disease.
Below is a state-by-state rundown of where in the U.S. measles has been detected and the number of cases. Fox News Digital will continue to update this list as new data is released.
The state recorded a case of measles in an unvaccinated adult who traveled overseas in January 2025, according to the Alaska Department of Health.
A total of three measles cases have been confirmed in 2025 in Atlanta.
On Feb. 26, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced a confirmed case of measles, the first since February 2023.
The adult had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission, health officials said.
On March 9, the Maryland Department of Health and Howard County Health Department announced one confirmed case of measles.
The person had recently traveled internationally.
A total of three measles cases have been reported in New Jersey this year, as of March 7.
As of March 11, there have been 33 cases of measles in the state - 32 of those in Lea County and one in Eddy county.
One death has been reported, an adult who was not vaccinated and reportedly didn't seek medical help.
A total of three cases have been reported in New York - two of them in New York City and one in New York State outside the city.
Two cases of measles were reported in Oklahoma on March 11. The individuals with symptoms reported having exposures associated with the Texas and New Mexico outbreak, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
As of March 7, one case of measles has been confirmed in the state.
The state confirmed one case of measles in January 2025, the first since 2013.
The patient was a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
As of March 11, a total of 223 cases have been identified since late January, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The majority have been reported in Gaines County.
Twenty-nine of the patients have been hospitalized and one death has been reported.
The state confirmed its first case of measles in 2025 on March 11. The patient was a school-aged child who recently traveled internationally, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
The state's first measles case of the year was reported on Feb. 27, affecting an infant in King County.
"There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before," he cautioned.
The majority of cases in the current outbreak have occurred in unvaccinated individuals, mostly school-aged children.
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