A second child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday.

Another child with measles in Texas has died, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday.

The school-age girl was recently diagnosed with the viral disease and died at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, the hospital said in a statement Sunday morning.

"The child was receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized," the statement said. "It is important to note that the child was not vaccinated against measles and had no known underlying health conditions. This unfortunate event underscores the importance of vaccination."

It is the second pediatric death in a fast-growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in Texas alone since January. An adult in New Mexico is also suspected of having died from measles. The deaths are the first from the disease in the United States in a decade. 

As of Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said, 481 cases of measles had been confirmed, a 14% jump over last week.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/second-measles-death-texas-child-kennedy-rcna199882

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