UPSTATE, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed on Thursday (October 9) the state’s 11th case of measles overall in South Carolina this year.

The department also confirmed the eighth case since Sept. 25 related to the ongoing measles outbreak in the Upstate.

The case is a child in Greenville County.

Officials say at this point in the investigation it is not yet clear if this new case is linked to the seven cases that are part of the current outbreak in Spartanburg County.

Previously SCDPH, says the outbreak was confirmed at two schools in the county, Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary.

More details will be shared as they are confirmed on the agency’s measles outbreak page, and efforts to identify potential exposures and subseque

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