An unvaccinated child has died from measles in West Texas, officials said, marking the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed the death on Wednesday but did not disclose the patient's age.

Four of the newly reported cases are located in Dallam County, 200 miles north of Gaines County where the outbreak originated.

One death has been reported from a measles outbreak in the US state of Texas with 124 cases confirmed as of Wednesday, mostly among unvaccinated children. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said 18 people have been hospitalized and the majority of cases are among unvaccinated children: 62 cases of children between 5 and 17 and 39 among children 4 and under.