With 43 newly confirmed infections, US measles cases reached 2,073 today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update, as Virginia has become the nation’s newest hot spot.
All but 10 of the US infections this year are locally acquired, with the rest related to travel outside the country. The total for all of last year was 2,288 confirmed cases.
The agency reported no new measles outbreaks, so that total stands at 30. The nation saw 48 outbreaks for the entire year in 2025.
Of this year’s cases, 21% involve children younger than 5 years, and 72% involve kids and young adults up to 19 years. Among all patients, 93% have been unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Only 4% have received the full two-dose series. Six percent of patients this year have been hospitalized, compared with 11% last year.
No measles deaths have been reported this year, following three in 2025.
Cases surging in Buckingham County, Virginia
The largest rise in cases has been in Virginia, with 110 listed on the CDC measles map, 20 more than last week. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) yesterday confirmed 111 cases, 34 of which are new. Officials say 88 of the infections are linked to an outbreak in the state. Seven cases are linked to international travel, with the rest locally acquired.
According to a VDH news release today, at least 88 of Virginia’s cases, or 79%, are in Buckingham County, and all have occurred in the past month.
“Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases and spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes,” the VDH said in the release. “A person with measles can spread the virus from four days before until four days after a rash begins, meaning someone can spread measles before they know they are sick.”
The VDH added, “Vaccination remains the best protection against measles. If you or a loved one have not had two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, contact your healthcare provider or call your local health department to schedule a vaccine appointment today.”
Virginia had only five measles cases in all of 2025.
Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases and spreads easily through the air.
Pennsylvania also saw a substantial increase. It now has 65 cases after confirming 15 new infections this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says Lancaster County has the most cases, 31, followed by Lebanon County (19). No other county has more than two.
According to the CDC measles map, South Carolina has recorded the most cases so far this year, at 670, but its outbreak is now over. Utah is next, with 490 cases (four new)—although the Utah health department lists 482, also four more than last week. The state has seen only nine new cases in the past three weeks, indicating that its outbreak might be slowing.
Texas has 182 cases, and Florida 141, two of them new, according to the CDC map. The Florida Department of Health, however, lists 155 measles cases through June 6, and one of them is new.
