US records 4,410 measles cases as outbreak grows
- The CDC reports 451 hospitalisations nationwide as health officials expand vaccination efforts.
- The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recorded 4,410 measles cases so far in 2026, an increase of 330 in a week, and has dispatched an investigator to the state of Pennsylvania to help contain the country’s largest outbreak.
- CDC figures also show 451 measles-related hospitalisations nationwide this year.
Confirmed
- The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recorded 4,410 measles cases so far in 2026, an increase of 330 in a week, and has dispatched an investigator to the state of Pennsylvania to help contain the country’s largest outbreak.
Unverified
- The CDC reports 451 hospitalisations nationwide as health officials expand vaccination efforts.
- CDC figures also show 451 measles-related hospitalisations nationwide this year.
Sources: The Hill, Al Jazeera