NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- The county executive of suburban Rockland County, New York is renewing his 30-day state of emergency to combat the measles outbreak that has sickened 200 people in the county since October. County Executive Ed Day's original state of emergency issued March 26 was set to expire Thursday. The move to renew it is largely symbolic and carries no new restrictions. The first order barred unvaccinated children from schools and other public places. It was struck down by a judge. County health officials then imposed a more limited order affecting measles-exposed people in certain ZIP codes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 695 measles cases had been reported this year nationwide. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Rockland County and in Brooklyn account for the majority of those cases.
Emergency measles order renewed in Rockland county
FILE - This March 27, 2019 file photo shows a sign explaining the local state of emergency because of a measles outbreak at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up U.S. measles cases, which remain on pace to set a record for most illnesses in 25 years. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Apr 25, 2019
Apr 25, 2019 05:47 PM
