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Lancaster County coroner identifies two infants in Lancaster County measles

WGAL • September 8, 2026 • general

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The Lancaster County Coroner's Office identified two infants who died from or in connection with measles: Ivan S. Miller, who died from a ruptured spleen with measles noted, and Mary S. Stoltzfus, who died of cardiac arrest due to measles and had Amish lethal microcephaly.
Ivan S. Miller died on August 14 in Strasburg Township, while Mary S. Stoltzfus passed away on August 18 at home in Fulton Township.
Pennsylvania reported 17 new measles cases on Tuesday, increasing the state's total to 594 cases in 2024.
Lancaster County remains the hardest hit in the state with 252 cases, including six of the newly reported ones, while Mifflin County reported nine new cases.