{"id":280988,"date":"2026-05-22T16:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280988\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:07:08","slug":"2-measles-cases-confirmed-in-orange-county-as-florida-cases-hit-152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280988\/","title":{"rendered":"2 measles cases confirmed in Orange County as Florida cases hit 152"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Orange County is now on Florida\u2019s database for measles cases, with two cases now reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Florida Department of Health listed the two cases in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flhealthcharts.gov\/ChartsReports\/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=FrequencyMerlin.Frequency&amp;FirstTime=True\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.flhealthcharts.gov\/ChartsReports\/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=FrequencyMerlin.Frequency&amp;FirstTime=True\">Reportable Disease Frequency Report <\/a>as of May 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Both cases were reported as acquired in Florida. One patient is in the 0-4 age group, and the other is in the 25-29 age group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Orange County\u2019s new cases were the first two new cases of measles reported in Florida since May 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Florida has now reported 152 measles cases since the start of the year, more than all of the cases reported in the last 10 years combined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Osceola County is the only other Central Florida county with a measles case. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Other cases are in Alachua, Broward, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, and St. Johns counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The state also has the fourth-highest number of measles cases in the U.S., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/data-research\/index.html#cdc_data_surveillance_section_10-measles-cases-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/data-research\/index.html#cdc_data_surveillance_section_10-measles-cases-in-2026\">the Centers for Disease Control.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">South Carolina ranks number one with 669 cases, followed by Utah with 482, and Texas with 182 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orange County is now on Florida\u2019s database for measles cases, with two cases now reported. 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