{"id":291419,"date":"2026-09-22T08:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/291419\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:56:24","slug":"pennsylvania-measles-cases-approaching-800-leading-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/291419\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania measles cases approaching 800, leading the nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released its newest update on measles cases in the state.<\/p>\n

Monday’s update<\/a> lists a total of 792 cases for the year, up nearly 100 from last Monday<\/a> and 25 from Friday’s update. The hospitalization count is currently at 155.<\/p>\n

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The death total remains at four after two deaths were recorded last week<\/a> in Jefferson and Mifflin counties, following two in Lancaster County last month<\/a>. Four vaccinated individuals<\/a> have also tested positive for measles.<\/p>\n

Lancaster County accounts for 323 cases, with Mifflin County now at 93. The Department of Health reports that 31% of cases are people under 18 years old.<\/p>\n

Possible measles exposures were reported within the last week at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/a>, as well as at Philadelphia International Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Department of Health announced that it will be offering free MMR vaccinations at the Bloomsburg Fair in Columbia County from Saturday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 3).<\/p>\n

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