The Texas health department reported no new cases of measles on Friday, the first time the state has not recorded an increase since the outbreak began in February. The state, which is the epicenter of the current measles outbreak,

Four new cases of measles connected to the West Texas outbreak were reported in Tuesday's update from the Texas Department of State Health Services. 742 cases have been identified since the outbreak started in January. TEXAS - Texas health officials are reporting four new cases of measles tied to an outbreak in West Texas.

The CDC says more than twice as many measles have come from outside of the U.S. compared with May of last year, and most of those are in unvaccinated Americans returning home. In 2019, the U.S. saw 1,274 cases and almost lost its status of having eliminated measles.