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Pennsylvania confirms sixth measles death, state health department says
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed a sixth measles-associated death in the state, that of an unvaccinated resident of Jefferson County, according to the department and reports from the Epoch Times, United Press International and Scripps News. The department said the death has been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for federal review. The state's measles dashboard shows 1,467 confirmed cases in 2026 across 45 counties, with 283 patients hospitalized. The department counts three deaths in Lancaster County, two in Jefferson County and one in Mifflin County. A reported death in Franklin County in October has not been accepted by the department, which says its investigation has found no case there meeting its criteria.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed a sixth measles-associated death, of an unvaccinated Jefferson County resident.
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- United Press International, Scripps News
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- The Epoch Times
The state's measles dashboard shows 1,467 cases this year across 45 counties, with 283 patients hospitalized.
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- United Press International, Scripps News
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- The Epoch Times
The department counts three deaths in Lancaster County, two in Jefferson County and one in Mifflin County.
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- United Press International, Scripps News
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- The Epoch Times
The death has been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for federal review.
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- United Press International
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- The Epoch Times
The department says its investigation has found no Franklin County case meeting its criteria for a measles-associated death.
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- Scripps News
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- The Epoch Times
The department says only five of the cases were among vaccinated people.
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- United Press International, Scripps News
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Does the October Franklin County death count as a measles-associated death?
The Franklin County coroner reported that the death of a 39-year-old woman met the state's definition, according to the Epoch Times. The Pennsylvania Department of Health says its investigation has not found a case there meeting its criteria, as reported by Scripps News and the Epoch Times.
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All three outlets report that Pennsylvania health officials confirmed a sixth measles-associated death, an unvaccinated Jefferson County resident, with 1,467 cases statewide. The right-side Epoch Times stresses the death and the case total, while the center outlets place it within the outbreak's growth and vaccination status.
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Center headlines lead with the state health department's confirmation of the sixth death, and Scripps adds the rise in cases as the outbreak grows.
Pennsylvania DOH confirms sixth measles death amid outbreak
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The Epoch Times, the only right-side article in this set, headlines the confirmation of the sixth death using the department's own term, measles-associated death.
Pennsylvania Confirms 6th Measles-Associated Death
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From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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2 outletsLeads with
- the state health department's confirmation
- the sixth death
- the ongoing outbreak
- rising case counts
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Pennsylvania DOH confirms sixth measles death amid outbreak
Pennsylvania health officials have confirmed a sixth measles-related death amid the state's ongoing outbreak.
- Scripps NewsCenter
Pennsylvania measles cases increase as state reports 6th confirmed death
Pennsylvania health officials have reported the sixth confirmed measles-associated death in the state. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the individual was an unvaccinated resident of Jefferson County. As of Nov. …
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1 outletLeads with
- the unvaccinated status of the patient
- the statewide case total across 45 counties
- the report to federal health authorities
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- The Epoch TimesFar Right
Pennsylvania Confirms 6th Measles-Associated Death
State health officials confirmed the death of an unvaccinated Jefferson County resident, as cases reached 1,467 across 45 counties.
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Scripps News, Nov 4, 4:42 PM EST
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13 hr 21 min later
Its first report, Nov 5, 6:03 AM EST
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- United Press InternationalCenterNov 5, 1:36 AM EST
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