Where is measles still spreading in the U.S.? Cases reached 2,030 across 30 new outbreaks this year

Measles cases in the U.S. reached 2,030 on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

Measles cases in the U.S. reached 2,030 on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. That’s just a few hundred shy of the 2,288 logged in all of 2025, a record-breaking year that saw more measles diagnoses than any year since 1991.

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There have been 30 new outbreaks this year, compared to 48 last year, the CDC said. The majority of cases are children and teenagers. More than 92% are unvaccinated and 6% (127 of the 2,030 patients) have been hospitalized.

In Florida, the state health department has confirmed 154 cases since Jan. 1. Most have been in Collier County, where an outbreak occurred at Ave Maria University, near Naples. There haven’t been any new cases reported in Florida for more than a week, according to the state’s tracker. Florida’s health department has not held any formal press briefings and has remained largely silent on the outbreak.