Second child with measles has died in Texas, officials say

A 2nd kid with measles successful Texas has died, though the nonstop origin of decease is chartless astatine this time, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plans to be the child’s ceremonial connected Sunday, a spokesperson told NBC News.

The brace of children and an big successful New Mexico who is besides believed to person died from measles are the archetypal reported deaths successful transportation with the illness successful the state successful a decade.

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A 2nd kid with measles successful Texas has died. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

Since January, 481 cases of measles person been confirmed successful Texas alone, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

That full includes six infants and toddlers astatine a time attraction halfway successful Lubbock who tested affirmative wrong the past 2 weeks, according to NBC News. Two of those children are among 56 radical who person been hospitalized with measles successful the country since the illness began spreading successful January.

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Since January, 481 cases of measles person been confirmed successful Texas alone. (REUTERS/Annie Rice)

About 1 to 3 retired of each 1,000 children infected with measles dice from respiratory and neurological complications, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 1 retired of each 20 children with measles suffers from pneumonia, which is the astir communal origin of decease from measles successful young children.

The measles outbreak began successful Texas successful precocious January but has since dispersed to a fewer different states.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plans to be the child’s ceremonial connected Sunday. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

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In the U.S., 628 measles cases person been reported successful astatine slightest 21 states and Washington, D.C., truthful acold this year, according to NBC News.