HARRISBURG, Pa. \u2014 Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak continued to worsen, with 68 new \u200binfections reported since Wednesday last week, bringing the total to 903 on Monday, health department \u200cdata showed, as the state grapples with the worst measles resurgence in \u2060decades.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 \u200bAccording to the Pennsylvania \u2060Department of Health, 176 measles patients had been \u200chospitalized, up from 164 \u200creported on September 23<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lancaster County, with the \u2060highest number of cases, \u2060remains the hardest-hit area in the state<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pennsylvania reported four measles-related deaths among unvaccinated residents earlier this month, sparking a disagreement between Governor Josh Shapiro and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. \u200cover how many of the fatalities \u200bwere directly caused by the virus<\/p>\n
\u2022 Soon after, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was reviewing how it classifies measles-related deaths<\/p>\n
\u2022 The CDC’s website now lists one verified measles death but did not confirm where the death had \u200boccurred<\/p>\n
\u2022 The U.S. has recorded 3,659 measles cases this \u200cyear as of \u200cSeptember \u206024, according to CDC data<\/p>\n
\u2022 Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause fever, rash and respiratory complications, but can be easily prevented with the \u200cmeasles, mumps and rubella \u200bvaccine \u2014 a routine childhood immunization \u200cthat provides 97% \u2060protection after \u200btwo doses<\/p>\n
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