NMDOH: Measles Cases in New Mexico rise to 76.
The New Mexico Department of Health announced in a press conference Thursday afternoon, that number of Measles Cases in New Mexico rose to 76.
NMDOH Secretary Gina DeBlassie and NMDOH Chief Medical Officer Miranda Durham said, two new cases were reported in Sandoval County, bringing the county total to four cases.
Six counties in New Mexico have confirmed measles cases, Sandoval, Lea, Curry, Eddy, Doña Ana, and Chaves counties. Lea County has the most confirmed cases at 65, Sandoval County 4 cases, Eddy County 3 confirmed cases, Doña Ana county 2 cases, Chaves and Curry County each have 1 case.
Measles symptoms begin with a runny nose, cough, and eye redness, and progress to rash and fever. Anyone with measles can infect others from four days before the rash appears and up to four days after the rash is gone, according to the NMDOH.
For more information, visit the New Mexico department of Health measles webpage: https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/ideb/mog/