Kathy Hochul declares disaster emergency over measles outbreak in New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state disaster emergency in response to a growing measles outbreak, with 108 cases reported as of October 3, 2026—the most since 2019. The declaration, the first such U.S. state emergency since cases began surging in 2025, aims to strengthen the state's response to rising infections concentrated in rural areas.
