A child in Lewis County, New York, died after contracting measles, the state’s first death linked to the disease in 30 years, health authorities said.
NEW YORK: A child in New York died after contracting measles, marking the state’s first death linked to the disease in 30 years, authorities said on Monday.
The child died in Lewis County in the north of New York, according to county and state health authorities.
“I am heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died after contracting measles,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
