Pennsylvania announces sixth death in measles outbreak as case numbers rise
The gist
Pennsylvania announced a sixth measles death, a 39-year-old unvaccinated Franklin County woman, as cases passed 1,100.
The state's worst outbreak in decades is outpacing official death counts.
How it unfolded
- late August 2026Pennsylvania announced its first two measles deaths of the year, both in infants in Lancaster County.
- Oct 5, 2026State data showed 74 cases added since this date, more than 40 of them in patients ill more than two weeks earlier whose cases were only recently reported and confirmed.
- Oct 7, 2026The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,078 confirmed measles cases across 41 counties, along with 207 hospitalizations.