Four new cases of measles associated with the outbreak in Spartanburg County have been confirmed, the state Department of Public Health announced Oct. 21.

This brings the total cases associated with the outbreak to 20 and the number of cases in South Carolina so far this year to 23.

Two of the new cases were among close contacts to known cases who have been quarantining at home, and none were present in any school settings while contagious. Because they were quarantining before they became infectious, no additional exposures have occurred with these new cases. The two other cases were associated with a business in Spartanburg with no public exposures.

A previously identified case of a child at a gym in Greenville County is now being associated with the current outbreak due to ongoing un

See Full Page