The 206 cases in January and February already surpass annual totals for most of the past decade.
Christopher Ingraham/The Washington Post By Christopher Ingraham Christopher Ingraham Reporter covering all things data Email Bio Follow March 8 at 12:50 PM According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 206 measles cases were confirmed in the United States in the first two months of this year, the highest year-to-date number going back more than a quarter-century.
Christopher Ingraham/The Washington Post The unusually large number of cases early in the year does not necessary portend a record high annual total in 2019. In 2015, for instance, there were 154 cases in the first two months of the year followed by 34 for the remainder of the year, putting it at right about average relative to the past decade’s annual totals.
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