US EditionMeasles Cases in South Carolina Rise by 58 to 847, State Health Department Says
The outbreak has hospitalized 19 people and led to quarantines for 443 individuals, with exposures at multiple schools and a Burger King in Upstate South Carolina.
- On Jan. 30, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 58 new measles cases, raising the Upstate total to 847 infections over four months.
- Low vaccination rates and school exposures have driven the outbreak, with 760 of 847 cases among unvaccinated people and recent exposure at Lyman Elementary.
- The department's update lists 19 hospitalized people, 443 in quarantine, and 20 in isolation, with 847 total cases across age groups.
- People exposed at a Jan. 28 Burger King, 6196 US-221, Roebuck visit should monitor for symptoms through Feb. 18 as quarantines last until Feb. 24 and vaccines remain available at primary care offices, pharmacies and DPH Health Departments.
- The outbreak now ranks as the largest in the U.S. since measles elimination over 25 years ago, with vaccination coverage below 95% nationwide kindergarten coverage at 92.5% and Spartanburg County schoolwide rate at 90%.
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With 874 confirmed cases since October, the state overcomes the recent outbreak in Texas and concentrates the country's highest number of contagions in 2026, in a context of falling vaccination coverage.
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is showing little sign of slowing down. The state has confirmed 847 cases since the first case was reported in October, making the outbreak bigger than the one in Texas, which started just over a year ago.Dr. Linda Bell, South Carolina’s state epidemiologist, points out that in Texas, measles cases grew over the course of seven months, while in South Carolina it has taken just 16 weeks to surpass the Texas …
Measles outbreak in South Carolina reaches 847 cases
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 58 new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 847.
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