COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) –This week, the South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed five new cases of the measles across Spartanburg County.

Sixteen total cases of the measles have been reported in the Upstate since January — with 12 of those related to the ongoing outbreak.

Dr. Anna-Kathryn Burch, Division Director at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital of the Midlands for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, says the highly contagious virus could find its way to the Midlands.

“Unfortunately, it is probably one of the most contagious viruses or infections in the world. So for instance, if someone has the measles and they are in a room with 10 people who do not have immunity, nine out of those 10 individuals will contract the measles — just because they were in the same room with someone w

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