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Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year — nearly four times the amount of cases recorded across the entire U.S. in 2024.

The Keystone State has recorded 198 hospitalizations and five deaths as a result of the ongoing measles outbreak.

On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared an emergency order in New York, citing the rising number of measles cases in neighboring states, including Pennsylvania, and an increase in cases in rural areas.

The move comes as the total number of measles cases across the U.S. this year has reached 4,020, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University. Aside from Pennsylvania, Texas and South Carolina are also at or near the 1,000-cases mark.

There haven’t been this many cases of measles in the U.S. since the early 1990s.

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The current numbers mark a significant departure from the number of cases seen just a few years ago. In 2024, for example, there were only 285 cases identified across the entire U.S. That rate increased to 2,289 cases in 2025, the first year that President Donald Trump returned to office and appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted anti-vaxxer, to lead........

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