99 new cases of measles in South Carolina outbreak
WYFF News 4••general
Key Points:
- South Carolina has reported nearly 100 new measles cases, including two in fully vaccinated individuals, bringing the total outbreak count to 310 cases centered around Spartanburg County.
- Health officials have 200 people in quarantine and nine in isolation, but warn that hundreds more may have been exposed and are unaware they should quarantine, especially at public exposure sites like Jesse S. Bobo Elementary.
- The majority of cases (256) are unvaccinated, with children under 17 comprising most infections; 69 cases are in children under 5, and 206 are between ages 5 and 17.
- The South Carolina Department of Public Health issued a statewide Health Alert urging healthcare providers to use masks and isolate suspected cases rapidly to
