Ashtabula, Geauga counties lead state with most measles cases
Measles cases are rising across Ohio, with Ashtabula and Geauga counties reporting the highest concentrations in the state.
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Which counties have the most measles cases?
Ashtabula and Geauga counties are reporting the highest numbers in the state.
What happens to students without vaccinations?
Schools in Northeast Ohio may keep vaccine-exempt students home for weeks to mitigate risk.
How does this year compare to 2025?
The current number of cases is double the total recorded during the entirety of 2025.
The brief
Ashtabula and Geauga counties currently lead Ohio in measles cases, according to FOX 8 News. This surge accompanies a broader outbreak statewide, where cases have increased by 43% and now double the total count recorded in 2025. Additional cases are confirmed in Trumbull and Meigs counties, bringing the virus to multiple regions of the state.
Students in Northeast Ohio who hold vaccine exemptions face potential exclusion from schools for multiple weeks, as reported by Cleveland.com. While health officials discuss the situation in Meigs County, the Geauga County Maple Leaf notes a resulting surge in immunization requests among local residents. Coverage does not yet specify the total number of individuals impacted or the exact duration of the exclusion mandates for exempt students.
Whether these immunization trends will stabilize the outbreak or if schools in other counties will implement similar attendance restrictions for the unvaccinated is not established by current data.
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Coverage (7)
- Cases in Ohio measles outbreak rise 43%, now double 2025 total The Columbus Dispatch · 20h ago
- More Trumbull County measles; neighbors have highest rates in Ohio WFMJ · 20h ago
- Four confirmed measles cases in Meigs County Athens County Independent · 20h ago
- Northeast Ohio schools face measles risk. Vaccine-exempt students can be kept home for weeks Cleveland.com · 20h ago
- Geauga Sees Surge in Measles Immunizations Following Outbreak Geauga County Maple Leaf · 20h ago
- Health officials talk Measles after four confirmed cases in Meigs County WTAP · 20h ago
- Ashtabula, Geauga counties lead state with most measles cases FOX 8 News · 20h ago
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