By Lyn Riddle | The State

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fifteen new cases of measles have been reported in the Upstate since Tuesday, more schools have had infected students, 303 people are in quarantine and 13 in isolation, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported Friday.

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The total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak is 126 and 129 this year.

Quarantine involves staying home 21 days after a known exposure to monitor symptom development. Students who are not immunized and were exposed to a known case are not allowed to attend school.

Isolation is indicated when an individual has the measles and is infectious, which is four days after the rash appears.

Six of the 11 schools affected reported immunization levels in the low 80s. The Depar

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