The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which reported one new measles case in the past week, now has a possible link to the Texas outbreak.

The measles outbreak that began in the South Plains region of Texas rose to 422 cases and spread to two new counties on Tuesday, according to health officials. The update from the Texas Department of State Health Services added 22 infections since the agency’s last update on Friday.

The number of measles cases in the South Plains and Panhandle regions of Texas now stands at 422, an increase of 22 since Friday, March 28.

A measles outbreak in Kansas has more than doubled to nearly two dozen cases over the last week, according to state health officials, who said they identified a “possible link” between confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness and a larger outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.

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The Texas public health department is now reporting a total of 422 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak that began in Gaines County. The outbreak has now spread to two additional counties, both in the center of the state.

The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with a total of 422, according to new data published Tuesday.

The state health department reported 22 new cases of measles since last Friday's report. Forty-two of the patients have been hospitalized since the outbreak began in late January. The highest number of cases is in Gaines County where the outbreak is centered. The county has 280 of the 422 cases.

Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said. Other states with outbreaks — defined as three or more cases — include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma. Since February, two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.