US has passed 2K measles cases this year

The number of U.S. measles cases in 2026 has now exceeded 2,000, quickly approaching the full annual total of last year.

As of June 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 2,030 cases so far this year, with 93 percent — or 1,890 cases — associated with outbreaks. Throughout all of 2025, the CDC confirmed 2,288 measles cases. Thirty new measles outbreaks have been confirmed this year.

Six percent of cases have resulted in hospitalizations. No deaths due to measles have been reported this year so far, unlike last year, when three unvaccinated people — two children and one adult — died. Measles cases have been reported by 40 jurisdictions with only 10 so far reported by international visitors to the U.S.

At the current rate, the country appears likely to far exceed the number of measles cases it recorded last year.

The U.S. technically met the criteria........

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