7th measles death in Pennsylvania confirmed

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A seventh person has died from measles in Pennsylvania, officials confirm.

State health officials said the person lived in Montour County, which is in the central part of the Commonwealth, and that person was not vaccinated.

Health officials say there have been 1,542 measles cases across Pennsylvania, with 305 people hospitalized. More than 500 hundred cases are from Lancaster County.

Nine people have now died from measles across the United States. One fatality occurred in New York and one occurred in Wisconsin. Pennsylvania has the highest total.