Texas Measles Cases Climb To 702

Reuters (5/5, Santhosh) says the Texas Department of State Health Services reported Tuesday a total of 702 cases of measles, an increase of 19 cases since Friday. Measles cases in Gaines County, “the center of the outbreak, increased to 403 from 396 since the last update.” According to the CDC, as of May 1, there has been a “total of 935 confirmed measles cases...reported by 30 jurisdictions, with 12 outbreaks reported this year.”