With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.

The number of new measles cases in Ohio nearly doubled on Sept. 3 as Wayne County reports several new cases and even more suspected or probable.

Illinois health officials confirmed a measles outbreak involving at least four cases, contributing to the nearly 3,000 cases confirmed nationwide.

CBS News has been tracking a record number of measles cases and outbreaks around the country in 2026. The majority of cases are among those who haven't been vaccinated.

There have been at least four confirmed, linked cases of measles in Douglas County, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Pennsylvania health officials confirmed 89 new measles cases in the state in the last seven days, an escalation of a rapidly growing measles outbreak now impacting more than two dozen counties. As of Thursday,

Health officials have confirmed three new measles cases connected with an outbreak of the virus at a metro Atlanta day care.

More measles cases are being reported in Georgia, and public health officials say it's connected to an outbreak at a daycare. The Georgia Department of Public Health has identified three more measles cases,

Health officials are urging Illinois residents to be vaccinated against measles amid an outbreak in the eastern portion of the state. According to a press release from IDPH, that outbreak is occurring in Douglas County,

US measles cases hit a 35-year high. A public health expert says vaccine hesitancy and politics are fueling the dangerous surge.