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- State health department announced two measles-associated deaths, raising the total to four.
- The deaths occurred in Jefferson and Mifflin counties, reported on Sept. 15, 2026.
- Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen said the outbreak is Pennsylvania’s worst in over three decades.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 693 measles cases in 38 counties as of Sept. 10, 2026.
- All four deaths, the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years, involved unvaccinated individuals.