A six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, the Lancaster County coroner has determined, following two measles-related deaths in the county last week.
The determination comes as Lancaster county faces a growing measles outbreak.
Stephen Diamantoni, the county coroner, confirmed the death to multiple news outlets and said that the infant had Amish lethal microcephaly. Children with the condition typically live to only five to six months, and the condition can make children more vulnerable to respiratory infections.
State health officials have not confirmed whether the six-week-old was one of the two deaths announced last week, according to the New York Times.
The first
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