The ongoing measles outbreak reached a new record, surpassing 1,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. so far this year.
The Centers for Disease Control reported Monday that there have been 1,022 cases in 28 states through June 6.
That marks an increase of 41 cases since the previous week. The last update noted that in the first five months of the year, from Jan. 1 through May 31, there were 981 cases confirmed.
The disease is now present in more than half of all states, with Idaho, New Mexico, Virginia and Maine confirming their first cases in the past several weeks.
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