The federal count of U.S. measles deaths in 2026 still stands at zero, a week after Pennsylvania reported the state's first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years. The gap between those two numbers has widened rather than closed.
The Lancaster County coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, has said his office examined a newborn who tested positive for measles but determined the cause of death was a ruptured spleen and massive blood loss. His office has since said it is investigating the death of another child in the county who tested positive for measles, and it has not confirmed whether that case is one of the two the state reported.
