The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its delayed national measles update on Sunday, and two figures in it matter to families watching this outbreak. The national count is now 2,903 confirmed cases, current through August 27. And the two measles-associated deaths that Pennsylvania announced last week are not in the federal death total.
The CDC said in the notice accompanying its data that it is reviewing additional information about the circumstances and causes of both deaths, and that "available information does not establish whether measles caused or contributed to the deaths" or whether the individuals died from other causes while infected. The agency said it will update the national count as more becomes available.
