LUBBOCK, Texas — In its latest update ... previously warned a person from the outbreak area who was later diagnosed with ...

"I've never seen it this close, ever. I know that we've had a few outbreaks in years past but as far as right here, making national news, that is shocking," said one mayor.

Nine of the state's counties have now reported cases, though most infections are from the Gaines County epicenter.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 124 cases across nine counties, the state health department said Tuesday, and 18 people are hospitalized.

State medical experts have confirmed 124 cases of measles in Texas. This is the largest measles outbreak in Texas in 30 years ...

Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, FILE (GAINES COUNTY, Texas) — A measles outbreak in ...