# New Mexico reports 30 measles cases including possible second US death

All cases were in Lea county, near the county in Texas where more than 100 cases and one death have been recorded

The  health department reported 30  cases in the state on Friday, an increase of 20 cases from its previous count.

All the cases were reported in Lea county, which is located adjacent to Gaines county, , where nearly 200 cases since late January and  of an unvaccinated child have been reported, according to  released on Friday.

The increase in the reported cases comes a day after a  of New Mexico tested positive for measles, marking the second measles-related death in the United States in this outbreak.

The unvaccinated adult patient did not seek any medical care before their death, and the cause of the death was still under investigation by the state medical examiner.

Half of the patients in  are 18 years of age or older, data from the state health department showed on Friday. Three of the patients are up to four years of age and eight patients are between five and 17 years old.

The outbreak, one of the largest the United States has seen in the past decade, has put the US health secretary, , a longtime vaccine skeptic, to the test.

_Guardian staff contributed reporting_
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