New York Governor Kathy Hochul declares a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declares a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. ↧ New York declares first U.S. measles disaster emergency since 2025 ... Neighboring Pennsylvania is battling a fast-spreading outbreak, with 977 cases and five deaths as of October 2, mostly in rural counties that border New York, the order said.