LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed the first case of measles in a Lancaster County resident Tuesday.
The department is reporting 13 new cases of measles in the state since Friday, bringing the total number of cases related to the Upstate outbreak to 933. Health officials say a total of 235 people were in quarantine, and six were in isolation.
“This is not normal. This is unprecedented,” said Dr. Linda Bell, state epidemiologist with the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
A spokesperson for Lancaster County Schools said the new case is not one of their students but just weeks ago, officials warned parents about the possibility of the virus impacting schools.
They said unvaccinated kids, including those with exemptions, who were exposed to a measles case, may need to be excluded from school activities for up to 21 days.
“We continue to encourage people to get vaccinated until we are sure that this is going to be over,” Bell said.
She said the state has had lower day-by-day counts of reported cases, which is a potential indication that this could be slowing statewide.
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