The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles an outbreak of the childhood disease that has spread across 22 states.
An unvaccinated school-aged child, who had no underlying health conditions,
died last week, marking the second fatality in the state due to measles, which spreads through the air when an infected person sneezes or coughs.
