COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting eight new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 84. The total number of cases reported to DPH this year now stands at 87.

According to DPH, seven of the new cases are household members of known cases. The source of the eighth case is still under investigation. There are currently 281 individuals in quarantine and two in isolation.

Based on the newly confirmed cases, DPH has identified public exposures at four additional schools and began notifying potentially exposed students, faculty and staff on Dec. 1. Those schools include Fairforest Elementary, where 44 students are in quarantine; Rainbow Lake Middle, with 6

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