The United States reached its highest number of measles cases in over 33 years on Monday, hitting 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and Washington, D.C.

The country reached the highest number of cases of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992, when health officials recorded more than 2,100 cases. Measles cases have been on the rise following an outbreak in West Texas earlier this year.

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