U.S. measles cases this year have surpassed last year's annual total, reaching the highest number recorded in 35 years, according to Johns Hopkins University. Outbreaks have been reported across multiple states including South Carolina, Florida, Utah, Virginia, and Texas.
- Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.
[TS] A disease the U.S. officially eliminated in 2000 is back and setting records—35 years is a long time to lose ground on something that should be a solved problem.
Two figures: U.S. measles cases are the highest in 35 years, and 26 years have passed since measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.
Figures
A record with no series behind it
The reporting gives an ordinal and two dates, so this is the whole graphic. Annual case counts were not published with the story.
Highest in
35
years — the U.S. case count has not been this high since 1991
Years since elimination
26
measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000
The numbers
| Measure | Years | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Highest in | 35 | years — the U.S. case count has not been this high since 1991 |
| Years since elimination | 26 | measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 |