Health & Environment Active Updated Nov 3, 2026
The Lewis County measles outbreak
A measles outbreak upstate has reached 178 cases statewide this year, 170 of them outside New York City, and Gov. Hochul declared a state disaster emergency over it about four weeks ago. An unvaccinated child in Lewis County has now died, the state's first measles death in more than 30 years. The fight is over containing the spread in under-vaccinated communities and how the state responds.
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Nov 2, 2026 Latest
State and county health officials announced Monday that an unvaccinated child in Lewis County died of measles, the state's first measles death in more than 30 years, without releasing the child's age or sex. Lewis County has 15 cases, all in unvaccinated people, and Seneca County has the state's highest count at 30, NBC New York and the New York Post reported.
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