GoKawiilPennsylvania reports first measles deaths in 35 years amid US outbreak surge
Two unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania died from measles, state health officials confirmed, marking the state's first measles deaths in 35 years and the first in the US in 2026. The deaths are part of 393 confirmed cases across 28 Pennsylvania counties this year, as the CDC reports at least 2,777 measles cases nationwide, the highest count since 1991.