Photo: CDC / Cynthia S. Goldsmith, public domain (file image: electron micrograph of a measles virus particle) / Source: Wikimedia Commons
NEW World · 06:37
A child dies of measles in upstate New York, the state's first measles death in more than 30 years
New York State health officials announced on Monday evening that a child in Lewis County has died in connection with the state's ongoing measles outbreak. It is the first known measles-associated death in New York in more than 30 years. Officials gave no details about the child and urged residents to make sure they are up to date with the MMR vaccine.