Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A rapidly growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is the nation's worst since measles was declared eradicated in 2000, with 789 reported cases.
The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 89 new measles cases since Friday, raising the state's total to 789, the most in one state in decades, WOLO-TV reported.
The state's Public Health Department reported 756 cases in Spartanburg County in northwestern South Carolina, followed by 28 in Greenville County, which is adjacent to and west of Spartanburg.
Fewer than five cases were reported in Anderson County, which is directly southwest of Greenville County, and Cherokee County, which is directly east of Spartanburg.
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