New York declares measles emergency as Pennsylvania outbreak tops 1,000 cases

Governor Kathy Hochul declared New York's first statewide disaster emergency over measles this year, with state officials reporting 108 cases as of October 3, most outside New York City. The declaration expands the number of health professionals who can administer vaccines. Pennsylvania's outbreak, reported Monday at more than 1,000 cases, remains the state's largest in more than three decades.