A Second Child Dies from Measles

Another child with measles in texas has died, the department of health and human services confirmed late saturday night. The school-aged child was recently diagnosed with the viral disease and died at University Medical Center Children's Hospital in Lubbock. The hospital said in a statement Sunday morning that the child was not vaccinated against measles and had no known underlying health conditions. This is the second pediatric death amid a fast-growing outbreak that's infected nearly 500 people in texas alone since January. The deaths are the first from the disease in the United States in a decade. As of friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said 481 cases of measles had been confirmed. That's a 14-percent jump over last week.