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TEXAS, USA — Author's Note: This story will continue to be updated if new cases arise Measles cases in West Texas have risen to 327 as of Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Cases in West Texas by county: Measles cases by age range: Measles cases by vaccination status: DSHS said 40 patients have been hospitalized for the measles and there is one death in a unvaccinated school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area . The unvaccinated/unknown category includes people with no documented doses of measles vaccine more than 14 days before beginning to show symptoms.
RELATED: Measles threatens unvaccinated infants | What parents need to know to keep their babies safe Lea County, New Mexico has also reported a measles outbreak there. On March 6, the Associated Press reported that an adult infected with measles died . Gaines County has one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state, according to the AP in early February .
On March 20, the Midland Health Department reported a Midland adult resident tested positive for measles . However, the Midland County case is not listed in the updated DSHS measles count. It is unclear if the Midland County case is listed under a different county's count.
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