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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.

The South Carolina Department of Health announced Tuesday that there have been no new confirmed cases of measles in the state since Friday. However, state health officials continue to urge caution due to increased reports in the United States.

The latest report from the South Carolina Department of Public Health brings the total number of measles cases in the state this year to 37.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday eight new confirmed cases in the Upstate—bringing the total number of cases in the state this year to 33.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed four new cases of measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of cases in SC this year to 23.

As of Friday, state health officials have confirmed three new cases in Spartanburg County bringing the total number in South Carolina this year to 19.