The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday confirmed the state\u2019s fifth measles-related death this year.<\/p>\n
An unvaccinated Lancaster County resident who tested positive for measles has died, according to the department. The person\u2019s age was not released to protect their privacy.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, an 18-year-old Mifflin County resident<\/a> died from the disease, days after a 40-year-old woman<\/a> from Jefferson County. <\/p>\n Two infants<\/a> from Lancaster County died in August, marking the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year, and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years.<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Coroner releases details of infants who died amid growing Pennsylvania measles outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n The latest death comes as the total number of measles cases in the state this year reaches 943 across 39 counties.<\/p>\n Of those 943 cases, state health officials note that only four, or less than 1%, are among vaccinated people.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to access the state\u2019s Measles Dashboard.<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n