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TEXAS - Texas health officials are reporting one new case of measles tied to an outbreak in West Texas.

The Department of State Health Services said on Tuesday the total cases tied to the outbreak had increased to 729.

Fewer than 10 of those cases are believed to be actively infectious.

Texas measles outbreak update

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Since late January, 729 measles cases have been confirmed by state officials.

Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, reported no new cases. The county has reported 408 cases since the outbreak began in January. The county accounts for more than half of the state's cases.

Cochran, Dawson, Gaines, Lamar, Lubbock, Terry and Yoakum counties have been designated as "outbreak counties" by DSHS.

There have been 94 patients hospitalized since the outb

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