COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has a new update on the Upstate measles outbreak.
Officials said there are seven new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday, six of which are household members of known cases who were in quarantine. One case was a person exposed in a school setting who was in quarantine.
This brings the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 62 and the total number reported to DPH this year to 65.
Officials said there are 144 people in quarantine and six in isolation. Of these cases, 56 are from Lyman Elementary, 52 are from Boiling Springs Middle School and one attends D.R. Hill Middle School. All school faculty, staff, students and parents have been notified. Students from those schools who quarantine successfully without becoming ill are scheduled to be able to return to classes tomorrow, Nov. 29.
The DPH said one public exposure was identified at the Costco located at 211 W. Blackstock Road on Nov. 18, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Potentially exposed people who visited the Costco or its tire center during that time should monitor for symptoms through Dec. 9.
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