The United States has recorded 5,182 confirmed measles cases this year, the CDC reported Nov. 6, an increase of 330 cases, or 6.8%, from the week before. The count, current as of Nov. 5, is the highest annual total in 35 years, Reuters reported, and more than double the 2,289 cases reported in all of 2025.
Weekly growth picked up again after slowing in October. The country added 264 cases in the previous week. Hospitalizations have reached 562, or about 11% of patients.
