Skip to content

The stories shaping the United States, Canada, and the world.

PoliticsUnited States

Lancaster County infant confirmed to have died from measles in Pennsylvania

A 6-week-old infant’s death in Pennsylvania was caused by measles, the Lancaster County coroner confirmed Friday. County coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the child, who died last month, was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic condition that can cause respiratory infections. Pennsylvania health officials last week announced the “measles-related” deaths of two unvaccinated people,…

The Hill

Published by CurrentWire · First coverage

Compiled by CurrentWire News Desk

Summary based on reporting from The Hill.

Lancaster County infant confirmed to have died from measles in Pennsylvania
Read the full report at The Hill(opens in a new tab)

Automated coverage analysis

Generated automatically from the coverage listed on this page. CurrentWire adds no editorial claims.

Source mix

1 independent editorial domain

What coverage breadth measures

Coverage

1 publication is covering this story.

How coverage developed

  1. First report from The Hill

  2. Story updateHeadline updated

How CurrentWire compiled this story

The Hill (thehill.com), a Tier B publisher, filed this report on . CurrentWire published this page 18 minutes later, on .

Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 65.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
29.7 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
8 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.

Filed under Politics · United States · News.

CurrentWire is a news discovery platform. This page summarizes and links to original reporting; full articles, imagery and copyright remain with the publishers listed above.