Measles outbreak: 23 cases now confirmed, 4 new exposure points announced

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This afternoon, Jan. 22, Clark County Public Health named four new locations where one may have been exposed to measles and announced the confirmed number of cases has risen to 23, with two more suspected.

On Friday Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring declared the measles outbreak a public health emergency.

Updated details of confirmed cases:

Age

• 1 to 10 years: 18 cases

• 11 to 18 years: four cases



• 19 to 29 years: one case

Immunization status

• Unverified: three cases

• Unimmunized: 20 cases

• Hospitalization: one case