February 6, 2026- The measles outbreak in South Carolina has increased to 876 cases, the state’s Department of Public Health reported Feb. 3. Last week, the South Carolina outbreak surpassed last year’s outbreak in Texas, which had 762 cases, according to the American Hospital Association. The outbreak in South Carolina started in October, and within 16 weeks it had surpassed the Texas outbreak of 2025. Now that rate of new confirmed cases has slowed, according to NPR. On Tuesday, public health officials in South Carolina reported just 29 new confirmed cases, which is a much smaller number than in recent weeks.