measles

The total number of illnesses related to the Upstate outbreak is now 985.

The total number of illnesses related to the Upstate outbreak is now 979.

This is the fourth consecutive update with the number of cases under 20. Measles has sickened a total of 973 South Carolinians since the outbreak began last fall.

South Carolina's Upstate measles outbreak was confirmed to reach 962 cases Tuesday afternoon.

As an unprecedented measles outbreak spreads across the Palmetto State, healthcare providers are using telehealth to screen and treat patients in order to reduce exposures of the disease.

The virus continues to spread in the Upstate with 17 new cases, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Friday update. The count brings the total number of people sickened in the outbreak to 950.

University officials say there is currently no indication of widespread exposure.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed 13 additional illnesses since its Friday update when 44 new cases were reported. The total number of cases related to the Upstate outbreak is now 933.

In its Friday update, the South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed 920 cases now linked to the Upstate outbreak.

The additional protective measures begin Thursday at Prisma locations throughout the state.