Measles cases in SC continues to rise, outbreak total at 920

South Carolina Department of Public Health measles update

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 44 new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday, Feb. 3.

The new cases bring the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 920.

There are currently 277 people in quarantine and eight in isolation.

DPH has identified numerous locations where exposures to infectious measles may have occurred.

DPH has defined the times of potential exposure at the following locations:

• Target at 6025 Wade Hampton Boulevard, Taylors, S.C. on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, from 8 to 10:15 p.m.
• Rick Erwin’s Level 10 Restaurant at 225 W. Main Street, Unit 100, Spartanburg, SC – Thursday, Jan. 29 from 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. (Friday, Jan. 30)
• Boost Mobile at 1515 Asheville Highway, Spartanburg, S.C. on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 2 to 5 p.m.
• Social Security Administration at 145 N. Church Street, Spartanburg, S.C. on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m.

People who were exposed at Rick Erwin’s Level 10 Restaurant, Boost Mobile, and the Social Security Administration should monitor for symptoms through Feb. 19.

Those exposed at Target should monitor for symptoms through Feb. 20.

In response to the ongoing measles outbreak in the Upstate, DPH will activate its Mobile Health Unit to offer measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination to the public at no cost on:

• Friday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 34 Blackstock Road, Inman.
• Friday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 570 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg.