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(Reuters) - Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico rose to 370 on Tuesday, the health departments of the states said, an increase of 19 infections since their previous reports four days ago, as the United States deals with one of the largest measles outbreaks in the past decade.
Cases in Gaines county, the center of the current measles outbreak in the U.S. that began in late January, rose to 226 from 211 cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
The total from the two states has surpassed last year's nationwide count of 285 infections, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Since March 21, New Mexico has reported one additional case bringing its total to 43, while Texas reported 18 more cases, totaling 327.
Most of New Mexico's cases were reported in Lea County, located adjacent to Gaines county in Texas.
In Texas 325 cases were among people who were unvaccinated or their vaccination status was unknown, up from 307 in the last report. The latest New Mexico case is reportedly one among the 31 infected people from the state who were not vaccinated.
Both states did not report any additional hospitalizations or deaths due to measles.
In recent years, federal health officials have attributed some outbreaks to parents refusing to vaccinate children.
In a health advisory to doctors on March 7, the CDC said that the risk for widespread measles in the United States remained low.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has for years sown doubts about the safety and efficacy of immunization, said last month that he recognizes the serious impact of the current measles outbreak in Texas and that the government is providing resources, including vaccines.
(This story has been corrected to fix the day to Tuesday, not Friday, in paragraph 1, and to say that the total from the two states 'has,' not 'have,' in paragraph 3)
(Reporting by Bhanvi Satija and Puyaan Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Shailesh Kuber)
