Measles cases surpass 200 in Utah
KSL.com • • health
Key Points:
- Utah has reported a total of 201 measles cases as of early January, with 51 new infections in the past three weeks, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
- The majority of cases (147) are concentrated in the southwest Utah health district, but the virus has now spread statewide, including the first confirmed case in Summit County.
- A student in the South Summit School District was infectious while attending school activities, potentially exposing others at South Summit Elementary on January 5.
- Utah County, Wasatch County, and Salt Lake County have also reported cases, with fewer than 20 hospitalizations statewide; the Utah-Arizona border is identified as a national measles hotspot.
- Health officials emphasize that
