Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 2 to 993, state health department says

March 10 (Reuters) – Measles cases in South Carolina rose to 993 on Tuesday, state health data showed, including two ​cases since the last update on ‌Friday.

Officials have warned that the widening outbreak could last weeks or months amid lagging vaccine uptake.

(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore and ​Alan Barona)