States Report Two More Measles-Associated Deaths

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania health officials reported one additional measles-associated death each, bringing the states’ reported tolls this year to two and seven, respectively. The reports leave state totals above the six measles-related deaths counted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services said the latest death involved a child and was the second connected to the state’s outbreak this year. Pennsylvania’s Department of Health said its latest patient was unvaccinated and had tested positive for measles. The state did not provide further details about the patient in the reported statement.

The CDC’s national tally is lower than the combined state-reported counts. The agency’s figures show six measles-related deaths nationwide this year, twice the number it recorded in 2025. Pennsylvania’s health department counts a death as measles-associated when a person with confirmed measles dies within 30 days of developing symptoms, unless the death resulted from an unrelated event. The reports describe differing counting approaches, but do not establish a reconciled national total.

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