The first death due to a measles outbreak in Texas was reported on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Texas State Health Department reported that the outbreak has infected 124 people across nine counties in west Texas and nine people in New Mexico. The first death occurred overnight and was confirmed Wednesday by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokeswoman Melissa Whitfield.

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