Texas’s fatal ory fury is on the rise, as the cases confirmed in the state have gone at least 223 since January, according to Latest statistics From the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The number of cases confirmed last week has increased since last week.
At least 29 people – mostly children – have been hospitalized after a virus contract.
An unplanned school-old child has died in Texas, reported by the health department last month, and another potentially unveiled death in New Mexico is under investigation, where the Texas broke out.
The Texas Department updates its statistics Tuesday and Friday.
“Due to the highly contagious nature of the disease, there are likely to be additional cases in the outbreak area and surrounding communities,” he warned in its recent update.
Health officials are working to accommodate the transmission, including vaccination efforts.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long -vaccine scaptic, had an outbreak in the beginning, but then ends it called “top priority” for the federal agency.
There have been cases of unrighteous measles this year in states including Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
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