Infant in Pennsylvania is one of the two measles deaths reported this week

One of the two people who recently died of measles in Pennsylvania was an infant, the state health department said Wednesday.

Pennsylvania confirmed two deaths linked to measles. This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks record-high measles cases in the U.S. Dr. Céline Gounder has more information.

They are the first measles-related deaths recorded in Pennsylvania in 35 years.

The deaths, which one doctor called “extremely rare in the modern era,” are the first in the United States in 2026.

Two individuals have died due to measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s Department of Health said Tuesday. Both individuals, who were unvaccinated, lived in Lancaster County. The state health department said in a release it will not identify the deceased to protect their privacy and that of their families. Their deaths m