Second US child dies of measles, more than 600 ill: officials

TEXAS: A measles outbreak has killed a second child in the southwestern United States, authorities there confirmed on Sunday, April 6, with more than 600 people now infected as the highly contagious disease spreads. “We are deeply saddened to report that a school-aged child who was recently diagnosed with measles has passed away,” Aaron Davis, vice president of UMC Health System, a medical center in Texas, told AFP. The child had been receiving treatment for the measles in hospital, he said, adding that they were “not vaccinated against measles and had no known underlying health conditions.”