Measles in the US: Disease hits 30 states, 12 outbreaks so far

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Measles in the US: Disease hits 30 states, 12 outbreaks so far

Update from the CDC website
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As of May 1, 2025, a total of 935 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 30 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

There have been 12 outbreaks (defined as 3 or more related cases) reported in 2025, and 93 per cent of confirmed cases (869 of 935) are outbreak-associated. For comparison, 16 outbreaks were reported during 2024 and 69 per cent of cases (198 of 285) were outbreak-associated.

US Cases in 2025

Total cases: 935

Age Number of cases
Under 5 years 285 (30 per cent)
5-19 years 353 (38 per cent)
20+ years 284 (30 per cent)
Age unknown 13 (1 per cent)

Vaccination status Percentage of cases
Unvaccinated or unknown 96 per cent
One MMR dose 2 per cent
Two MMR doses

2 per cent

US hospitalizations in 2025: 121 of 935 (13 per cent)

Percent of age group hospitalized Number of cases
Under 5 years 66 of 285 (23 per cent)
5-19 years 30 of 353 (8 per cent)
20+ years 23 of 284 (8 per cent)
Age unknown 2 of 13 (15 per cent)

There have been 3 confirmed US deaths from measles in 2025.

*NOTE: CDC is aware of probable measles cases being reported by jurisdictions. However, the data on this page only includes confirmed cases