Richland County has confirmed a measles case, making it the eighth Wisconsin county to report cases since August. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said the case is linked to the ongoing outbreak in southwest Wisconsin, and the statewide total for 2026 now stands at 289.
DHS and Richland County Health and Human Services are working to identify and directly notify people who may have been exposed, according to a DHS release issued Oct. 20. The other counties that have reported cases since August are Chippewa, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Marathon, Rock and Vernon.