Texas has the highest amount with 646 cases of measles so far. (CDC)

CDC Adds Tennessee to List of States with Measles Cases

Posted on April 25, 2025

Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee has been added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) growing list of states with measles cases.

According to the CDC, Tennessee is one of 30 states that have measles cases with six confirmed outbreaks since March.

Tennessee Department of Health officials reported the first measles case on March 21 in Rutherford County. So far in April, five more cases have been reported in Middle Tennessee.

As of April 24, 2025, nearly 900 measles cases have been confirmed in the following states:

Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York City
New York State
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington

Texas has the highest amount with 646 cases of measles so far. New Mexico has the second highest number of cases, with 65.

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