United States: Texas registered 702 measles cases for Tuesday, which marked a 19-case jump since May 2 in an ongoing national fight against a major childhood outbreak.
935 Confirmed Cases Nationwide Across 30 Jurisdictions
The U.S. CDC website recorded 935 confirmed measles cases from 30 jurisdictions and 12 reported outbreaks as of May 1, as reported by Reuters.
Scientists predict the United States faces a critical risk of endemic measles resurfacing since it declared measles eradicated twenty-five years ago.
🇺🇸 MEASLES MAKES A COMEBACK: TEXAS NOW WITH 702 CASES IN NATIONAL OUTBREAK
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 6, 2025
Gaines County alone is accounting for 403 — nearly 60% of Texas's total.
That number is climbing fast: just 4 days ago, the statewide count stood at 683.
Nationwide, the CDC confirms 935 cases across… https://t.co/2fgcw9B3EA pic.twitter.com/XgVZIW3wwR
Gaines County Emerges as Outbreak Epicenter
Gaines County, which serves as the outbreak epicenter, showed a rise in its reported measles cases, reaching 403, all while maintaining a stable population of 396 from the previous update, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, as reported by Reuters.
New Mexico’s health department did not report any new measles cases in their most recent report. Many of the New Mexico cases originate from Lea County, which borders Texas’s Gaines County.