Health · Public Health & Disease · 10 hrs ago
Pennsylvania records sixth measles-associated death this year
A 39-year-old woman in Pennsylvania has died after contracting measles, bringing the state’s total to six measles-associated deaths this year.
The Franklin County coroner said she had several underlying health conditions and a past measles diagnosis.
Officials have not said whether she was vaccinated.
Pennsylvania has recorded 1,136 measles cases this year, including 157 in the last week, and 219 hospitalizations.
Less than 1% of cases were in people who had received both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
The death adds to the toll of a measles outbreak in the state, but officials have not announced what happens next.
Pennsylvania has recorded its sixth measles-associated death this year, according to the article.
The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said a woman with several underlying health conditions had died after a past measles diagnosis.
The article’s main text identifies the woman as 39, while its caption says an 18-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Saturday.
The woman’s vaccination status is unclear, and the coroner’s office said it would not release details that could identify her.
Pennsylvania has reported 1,136 measles cases this year, including 157 in the last week.
- Who
- A Pennsylvania woman. The article gives her age as 39 in its main text but 18 in its caption.
- What
- She died after a past measles diagnosis; the death meets Pennsylvania’s definition of a measles-associated death.
- When
- This year; the article says the woman died Saturday but does not give a date.
- Where
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
- Why
- The coroner’s office said the death met the state health department’s definition of a measles-associated death. The woman had several underlying health conditions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The article says an 18-year-old Pennsylvania woman died from measles-related complications.
The article reported that Pennsylvania had recorded six measles-associated deaths this year.
- Deaths
- 6 measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania this year
- Cases
- 1,136 reported in Pennsylvania this year
- Cases in the last week
- 157
- Woman’s age
- 39 in the article’s main text; 18 in its caption
- Vaccination status
- Unclear
What people are saying
This is the first death in Franklin County in many years with a recent history of measles diagnosis and meets the definition set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for a measles-associated death.










