As the U.S. records its worth year for measles spread since 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday will hold an update on the status of the highly contagious virus with cases across the state.

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in three decades The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025.

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to the Associated Press. On Wednesday, the CDC said the 2025 case count has surpassed the 2019 count, when there were 1,274 cases for the year.

CDC data shows 2025 is now the worst year for measles cases in this country in more than three decades. More than 150 people have been hospitalized due to the growing outbreak and three have died, including two unvaccinated children in Texas.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 21 more measles cases from the past week, pushing the year’s total above a record set in 2019 for the most cases since the disease was eliminated in the United States in 2000.

The U.S. is up to 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year and Kentucky has a new outbreak. The national case count is seven cases shy of 2019's record case count.

A sizable chunk of New Mexico adults aren't included in the state Health Department's measles vaccination data.

The first measles case of 2025 has been confirmed in South Carolina after officials worried the state was vulnerable because of low vaccination rates overall.