A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.

A West Texas person who was hospitalized with measles has died, marking the first death from the illness in an outbreak that began last month in the South Plains region. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday,

A school-age child has died of measles in West Texas, the first death from the disease in a decade in the United States.