In Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state, the number of infections rose by two cases to 408 since the last update, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. With more than 1,

There have been 1,024 confirmed cases of measles across 30 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, increasing by 23 cases over the previous week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases in total reported in 2024 (the CDC does not provide data on how many cases are actively infectious).

The measles outbreak centered in northwest Texas grew to 728 cases on Friday, a net gain of 10 new infections over the past week, according to the latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services.