New York child dies of measles, first state death in 30 years
A child in rural Lewis County, about 150 kilometres north of Syracuse, has died in connection with an ongoing measles outbreak, New York state health officials said on Monday, 2 Nov. It is the state's first measles-associated death in more than 30 years. New York reported 178 measles cases as of 24 Oct, with 170 outside New York City and 8 inside it. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in early October, and state health officials say they are offering measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations to unvaccinated people who request them. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded three measles-related deaths nationally this year.
Key facts
- The state executive order let paramedics and midwives administer measles vaccines and let nurses order testing.
- Pennsylvania has reported 1,433 confirmed measles cases and five measles deaths this year, with a sixth under investigation.
- The US recorded 4,666 confirmed measles cases this year as of 30 Oct, according to Euronews.
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Why it matters
The death is the first measles fatality in New York since the early 1990s, during a widening outbreak across the region.
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