The US has passed a grim milestone in the measles outbreak that has been plaguing the country, surpassing 2,000 cases for the first time in more than three decades.
Across the US, cases of the measles, the world’s most infectious disease that had been declared eliminated in the US in 2000, continue to grow.
The spread was spurred by a deadly outbreak in Texas last year amongst a largely unvaccinated group in a religious community.
Measles has now infected 2,065 Americans and killed three people as of December 30, 2025. It’s the largest outbreak since 2,126 cases were reported in 1992 – and doctors are worried the case count will continue to grow.
In less than two weeks, 107 new cases of the measles were recorded, according to the CDC, including Connecticut‘s first case of the disease since 2021.
In South Carolina, cases grew from 142 to 181; Utah‘s outbreak increased from 122 cases to 156 cases; Arizona saw 14 new cases, totaling 196; California recorded two new cases; and Nevada recorded an additional case.
In 2024, South Carolina had one measles case, Utah had zero, Arizona had five, California had 12 and Nevada also had zero.
In 2025, Texas recorded the most measles cases at 803. There was one case in 2024.
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