Pennsylvania Measles Cases Rise to 1,360, State Health Department Reports
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak reached 1,360 confirmed cases on Monday after the state health department reported 22 new cases, with 258 hospitalizations and five deaths recorded by the state so far this year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported on Monday, 26 October, that the state's measles outbreak had grown to 1,360 cases — an increase of 22 from its previous update. As of 26 October, 258 people had been hospitalised with measles-related illness this year, according to state health department data. The state has reported five measles-related deaths in 2026, though the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially confirmed three of those deaths. The CDC had previously announced it would send additional support to Pennsylvania to help investigate the outbreak. Pennsylvania's caseload sits within a broader national surge: the CDC recorded 4,588 measles cases across the entire United States as of 22 October 2026.
