Jan 13 (Reuters) – The South Carolina health department reported 434 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state on Tuesday, 124 additional cases since its last update on Friday.
The widening outbreak has been reported in the northwest part of the state, which includes Greenville and Spartanburg, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
Of those infected, 378 were unvaccinated, three were partially vaccinated with one of the recommended two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccines, six was fully vaccinated and 47 had unknown vaccination status.
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Most cases were reported in children in the five to 17 age group followed by those below five years of age.
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny and Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)