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The measles outbreak in South Carolina has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas’ 2025 outbreak. Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month, for a total of 789.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health reports 646 measles cases now linked to the Upstate outbreak plus new exposures at area schools and grocery stores

“H “is for Hookworm. Nurtured in the South’s damp and sandy soil, hookworm caused severe anemia, stunted growth and often mental retardation in its victims.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that 26 new cases of measles have been confirmed in the Upstate since last Friday, bringing the total number of illnesses in the current outbreak to more than 200.

In its first 2026 measles update, the South Carolina Department of Public Health identified nine new cases since Dec. 30.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is reporting 20 more measles cases since last Friday. Three people also have been hospitalized because of complications from the virus.

As of Tuesday, Prisma Health will not allow children under the age of 16 to visit hospitalized patients in South Carolina because of increased cases of flu and other respiratory illnesses.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is urging all South Carolinians to make sure their vaccinations are up to date as measles cases the Upstate rise and to minimize the risk of other vaccine-preventable diseases.

The measles virus has sickened nine more people in the Upstate, according to an update released Friday by the South Carolina Department of Public Health. In all, 144 people have become ill in the current outbreak.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that nine more people have gotten sick with measles in the Upstate, bringing the total number of illnesses in the current outbreak to 135.