(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 624 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 27 from April 18.
Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 386 from 371 reported on Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
Over the course of the outbreak, 64 patients have been hospitalized in Texas, while two unvaccinated children with no underlying health conditions have died of measles in the state.
Nearby New Mexico’s health department reported 65 cases on Tuesday, up by two cases from its last update.
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo and Devika Syamnath)
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