NBC News Digital – Three more people at a migrant shelter in Chicago have been diagnosed with measles, bringing the city’s total to five cases so far this year.

The Chicago Department of Public Health reported on Monday that two adults at the shelter had been diagnosed and were in stable condition.

That followed a Sunday announcement that a young child residing at the shelter had been hospitalized with measles but was in “good condition.”

The child attends Philip D. Armour Elementary School, a public school. The health department advised school-aged shelter residents not to attend school on Friday or Monday.

“Once a student’s vaccination status has been verified, students with confirmed vaccinations will be notified of the date to return to school,” Pedro Martinez, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said in a letter to families on Monday.

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The school system said it is working with the health department to respond to the possible measles exposures.

“CPS provides multiple opportunities for vaccination as well as resources for community-based services and we work closely with families to help them be up-to-date on all vaccinations,” it said in a statement.

The initial measles case detected at the shelter was a young child, not school-aged, who has recovered and is no longer infectious, according to the health department.

Chicago’s first measles case this year, announced on Thursday, appears unrelated to the others: Health officials said the Chicago resident was not infectious as of Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is sending a team of experts to Chicago to support efforts to control the disease’s spread; they are expected to arrive on Tuesday.

The cases are the first in Chicago since 2019, though Cook County (which includes Chicago) recorded five cases in an apartment building last year … READ MORE.