COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health has reported 29 new measles cases since Friday, bringing the total number of cases tied to the Upstate outbreak to 876.
DPH officials say 354 people are currently in quarantine and 22 are in isolation, with the latest quarantine period set to end Feb. 24.
DPH officials also confirmed a measles case in a Sumter County resident.
Officials say they are still investigating whether the case is linked to the outbreak in the Upstate or to exposure in another area.
DPH identified several locations in Sumter where people may have been exposed to the disease:
- Mariachis Mexican Restaurant at 1072 Broad Street, Sumter, S.C., on Friday, Jan. 23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Food Lion at 5700 Broad Street Ext., Sumter, S.C. on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Walmart Neighborhood Market at 343 Pinewood Road, Sumter, S.C., on Sunday, Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Officials said there is no known risk of exposure at those locations outside the specified times.
People who may have been exposed, especially those who are unvaccinated, were advised to monitor for symptoms through mid-February.
Symptoms typically begin one to two weeks after exposure and include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash that usually starts on the face before spreading.
In response to the outbreak, DPH will deploy its Mobile Health Unit to offer free measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Spartanburg.
According to DPH data, most of the reported cases involve children.
Of the 876 cases, 233 are in children under age 5, 555 are ages 5 to 17, and 71 are adults.
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Officials say of those infected, 800 were unvaccinated, 16 were partially vaccinated, 22 were vaccinated, and 38 were unknown.