Earlier this year, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported an outbreak of measles that began in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of Texas. As of Friday, March 28, 400 cases have been identified since late January and 41 of those diagnosed have been hospitalized.

The state of Texas is now reporting a total of 400 measles cases in the outbreak that began in Gaines County. There are an additional 53 cases reported in

Texas has reached 400 cases of measles in an outbreak that started two months ago. Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas and Oklahoma all have active measles outbreaks.