The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed on Nov. 4 that an unvaccinated resident of Jefferson County died after testing positive for measles, marking the sixth confirmed measles-associated death in Pennsylvania.
The death has been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for federal review and added to the state’s measles dashboard, the department said.
So far in 2026, there have been 1,467 confirmed cases across the state’s 45 counties. Of those, a total of 283 patients were hospitalized. The six deaths involved residents from Jefferson (two), Lancaster (three), and Mifflin (one) counties.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health said it was also aware of the reported death of a Franklin County resident in October. As of Nov. 4, its investigation has not found any case there that meets its criteria for a measles-associated death….