Measles cases continue climbing in Minnesota

FARGO — Measles cases in Minnesota continue climbing higher than they have in decades. The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed with WDAY News that 59 new cases were reported last week. All of the people infected are unvaccinated. There have been more than 5,000 measles cases in the United States in 2026. Doctors say symptoms can present as cold symptoms before developing into a rash and can spread very easily. "If you have been in a space with measles and you have been even coughing, breathing, singing, talking, whatever, you will spread the virus around, and people using that space or who are in that space along with you will eventually get measles, too, if they are unvaccinated," said Dr. Avish Nagpal, doctor of infectious disease at Sanford. Nagpal said people are usually infectious four days before and four days after the rash develops. ]]>

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