Measles outbreak update from the Pennsylvania secretary of health | WATCH LIVE

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen is providing a live update on the measles outbreak in the commonwealth.

The update will cover information released on the Department of Health’s measles dashboard. You can watch a livestream of the update in the video player above.

Lancaster County has been the epicenter of the Pennsylvania outbreak, with 268 cases reported so far this year (as of Wednesday). https://infogram.com/pa-measles-cases-by-county-1h0n25ox77yrz4p About measles Measles is highly contagious and can cause pneumonia, brain swelling, long-term complications, and, in rare cases, death.

Nearly 20% of people with measles are hospitalized; about 1 to 3 per 1,000 cases result in death.