Pennsylvania is at the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in three decades, with a sixth measles-related death reported as cases continue to surge.

The CDC has shifted to using mortality data from the National ​Center for Health ​Statistics (NCHS) for its ⁠national measles death count, moving away from reliance on state health departments — drawi...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,078 confirmed measles cases across 41 counties on Oct. 7, with 207 hospitalizations and five confirmed measles-associated deaths.