Nov 6 (Reuters) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported 5,182 measles cases in the United States as of November 5, up 330 cases from the previous update.
Here are key details:
• Nationwide hospitalizations linked to measles this year stood at 562, representing 11% of all reported cases, according to the CDC
• People aged 20 and older accounted for 2,132 cases this year, followed by 2,104 cases among those aged 5-19 years and 908 cases in children under 5
• The vast majority of infections were among people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, accounting for 96% of cases in 2026, the CDC’s data showed
• The CDC has reported four measles-associated deaths so far in 2026, compared with three deaths reported during all of 2025
• A total of 4,993 cases, or 96% of infections, were linked to outbreaks, and 43 outbreaks have been reported so far this year, the agency said
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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