An unvaccinated New Mexico adult who tested positive for measles has died, the second death in a growing outbreak centered along the Texas-New Mexico border, officials said Thursday. The individual did not seek medical care before death,

Death marks second fatality in growing outbreak, following the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas

The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico now stands at over 200 cases, according to the latest figures released by local health departments. The news comes just a day after an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico has reportedly died of suspected measles, the second death of this current outbreak.