New York City health officials reported an additional 33 confirmed measles in the past week, bringing the outbreak total to 214 since October 2018.
The new cases were reported in Williamsburg (31), Midwood/Marine Park (1) and Borough Park (1).
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Most of these cases have involved members of the Orthodox Jewish community.
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From January 1 to March 21, 2019, 314 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states.
The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.
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