Measles continues to spread in SC, 1 case confirmed in Lancaster County

(Seth Wenig/AP, FILE) A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., March 27, 2019.

(Seth Wenig/AP, FILE) A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., March 27, 2019.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Health officials say the spread of the measles is continuing to move across the Palmetto State as a case has been confirmed in another county.

There is now 13 new reported cases of measles in the state since Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

The new cases bring the total number of cases in the state related to the Upstate outbreak to 933.

There are currently 235 people in quarantine and six in isolation.

DPH has also confirmed a case of measles in a Lancaster County resident, and is still investigating the source of exposure for this case.

No public exposures related to this case have been identified in South Carolina.

Officials say to visit the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Measles Dashboard for public exposures in North Carolina.

Based on the new cases, DPH has identified public exposures at the following schools: Libertas Academy (nine individuals in quarantine) and Inman Intermediate (fewer than five individuals in quarantine).

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
• Tuesday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 570 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg

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