{"id":258893,"date":"2026-08-04T10:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258893\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:44:12","slug":"pediatric-measles-case-reported-at-st-lukes-hospital-in-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258893\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric measles case reported at St. Luke’s hospital in Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 2:51AM<\/p>\n

Saint Luke’s Hospital in the Lehigh Valley is treating a pediatric patient for measles.<\/p>\n

WPVI<\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) — Saint Luke’s Hospital in the Lehigh Valley is treating a pediatric patient for measles.<\/p>\n

A hospital spokesperson says<\/a> this marks the first measles case for the hospital system in recent memory.<\/p>\n

There is no word on whether the patient was vaccinated.<\/p>\n

This comes as measles cases across the country, and here in Pennsylvania, are on the rise.<\/p>\n

An Associated Press report<\/a> from late July noted that the number of measles cases in 2026 had already surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025.<\/p>\n

2026 has easily become the U.S.’s worst year for measles since 1991, as major outbreaks in South Carolina, Utah and Arizona have sickened hundreds and smaller clusters of cases sparked in other states.<\/p>\n

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