EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Three more cases of measles have been confirmed in New Mexico, the New Mexico Department of Health announced Tuesday.
Eddy County saw its first case of 2025, and Lea County, which has reported most of the cases, saw two more infections. The total number of cases in New Mexico is now 33.
NMDOH said most of the cases involve unvaccinated people. To date, one of the cases has required hospitalization. The measles outbreak in Lea County has resulted in one death, NMDOH said.
Since Feb. 1, nearly 9,000 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine—as compared to 5,342 MMR vaccinations in the same time period last year.
NMDOH will hold a free vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Carlsbad Public Health Office at 1306 W. Stevens St. in Eddy County, which borders Lea County to the west.
For more information, including the full vaccination clinic schedule, click here.