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A total of 159 people have contracted measles in Texas as of Tuesday, according to the state’s health department, marking another increase in an outbreak of the highly contagious virus that was first reported in the state in late January.

The measles outbreak that began in West Texas has now grown to 159 confirmed cases, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Tuesday afternoon. The case count, up from 146 cases on Friday,