Child in Texas is first U.S. measles death in a decade

Turning to the United States.

Amid a growing measles outbreak, Texas has reported its first child fatality from the disease.

This marks the first measles-related death in the U.S. in nearly a decade, with the last case occurring in Washington state in 2015.

According to the Texas Department of Health on Tuesday, the number of reported measles cases in West Texas has risen to 124 an increase of more than 30 cases since late last week.

The highest infection rates have been observed among children aged 5 to 17.

So far, a total of 18 people have been hospitalized due to the outbreak, and all of them were unvaccinated.