# Pennsylvania reports first US measles deaths of the year as outbreak grows

https://mins.news/en/item/31918

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 17:35 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pennsylvania-reports-two-deaths-measles-health-department-says-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8dd2508f08580001b66615

> Two Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, health officials said Tuesday, marking the first measles deaths reported in the United States this year. The country is facing its highest case count in more than three decades as vaccination rates decline.

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