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The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Friday 15 more people are sick with measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of cases in the current outbreak to 126. 129 illnesses have been reported in the state this year.

Federal health officials have expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula to include any illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that at least 51 babies in 19 states have been sickened since 2023.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday the total number of measles cases in the current Upstate outbreak now stands at 111. In all, the virus has sickened 114 people in the state this year.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that a Lowcountry resident has died from flu-related causes. This is the first death in the state associated with the 2025 influenza season which began at the end of September.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting 14 new cases of measles in the Upstate since Friday. The virus has now sickened 76 people in the current outbreak, bringing the total number of illnesses in the state this year to 79.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health says three more people in the Upstate have become ill, bringing the total number of measles cases in the current outbreak to 55. The department encourages the public to be mindful amid the holiday season.

Three more more people have contracted measles in the Upstate. Two of the cases are from known illnesses in the same household. The origin of the third has not yet been determined.

The total number of cases in South Carolina now related to the Upstate outbreak is 49, and the total number reported to the Department of Public Health this year is 52.

The update brings the total number of people who have gotten sick in the current outbreak to 43 and the total confirmed in South Carolina this year to 46.

The Department of Public Health has confirmed that an infected individual was at the Kanpai of Tokyo restaurant on Sunday, Nov. 2.