COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina health officials are reporting 14 new measles cases since Friday in an ongoing outbreak.

The latest cases announced Tuesday bring the total in the Upstate outbreak to 76 and overall cases to 79 in the state for the year.

There are currently 134 individuals in quarantine and one in isolation.

Based on the new cases, the South Carolina Department of Public Health has identified public exposures at four schools, which began notifying potentially exposed students, faculty and staff Monday.

Those schools are Hendrix Elementary (40 students in quarantine), Marby Middle School (13 students in quarantine), Chapman High School (5 students in quarantine) and Tyger River Elementary School (17 students in quarantine). Students from those schools should be able to re

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