# Texas reports latest measles numbers as cases continue to spread | Fox News

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### Measles cases continue to rise in Texas — see the latest numbers

Majority of cases have affected unvaccinated children, health officials say



By  Fox News

Published March 11, 2025 2:32pm EDT

     



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The  continues to spread in the South Plains region of Texas, as the state’s health department released the latest numbers on Tuesday, March 11.

A total of 223 cases have been confirmed since late January, according to a statement from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

That is an increase from 198 cases as of Friday, March 7.



Twenty-nine of the patients have been hospitalized, health officials stated.



The majority of cases (98) have affected children between 5 and 17 years of age, followed by 76 cases among  4 and under.



Only five of the cases affected patients who received at least one dose of the measles vaccine. Eighty patients were unvaccinated and 138 had an unknown , per the DSHS.

There has been one measles-related fatality, a "school-aged" child in Lubbock who was not vaccinated, according to a Feb. 26 report.



Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel previously shared with Fox News Digital that measles is .



"Due to the highly contagious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the outbreak area and the surrounding communities," the health department said in its statement.

"DSHS is working with local health departments to investigate ."

Cases are also rising in other states. On Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Health reported that 33 cases have now been reported.

Also on Tuesday, Vermont reported its first case of measles in a school-aged child in Lamoille County, who had recently traveled internationally.



Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel previously shared with Fox News Digital that measles is .

"There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before," he cautioned.

 

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