Upstate

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.

Dr. Linda Bell from the South Carolina Department of Public Health addressed reporters Wednesday, Jan. 28.

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.

TigerDC announced Tuesday that it is the company behind Project Spero, a massive AI data processing center in Spartanburg County’s Tyger River Industrial Park.

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

The South Carolina Office of Resilience has expanded its public presence to meet the ongoing needs of lower-income residents of the Upstate, nearly a year-and-a-half after Hurricane Helene tore through the region.

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.

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.