Georgia measles cases hit 21 in 2026, with 5 new cases connected to Jasper County family – CBS News

Georgia measles cases hit 21 in 2026, with 5 new cases connected to Jasper County family  CBS News

Georgia health officials have confirmed five measles cases connected to one Jasper County family.With these additional cases, 2026 has the highest number of cases reported in Georgia in the last decade with 21. There were 18 cases reported in 2019.The new cases are siblings who were either unvaccinated or under-vaccinated with at least one sibling having a recent history of out-of-state travel, the Georgia Department of Public Health said in a press release.The Department of Public Health is working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the virus through contact with the five individuals.These cases are not connected with a recent outbreak linked to a Cobb County day care, the first case of which was confirmed on Aug.

18. The number of cases involved in that outbreak increased to 10 in mid-September.As of Sept. 25, 3,659 cases of measles have been reported across the U.S., the majority of which were in patients 19 years old or younger, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals. That number is nearly 1,400 more cases than all of 2025. Three people have died of measles in Pennsylvania.What are the symptoms of measles?Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes, and a rash.The rash generally appears three