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Measles
Last updated on Thursday, 7 November 2024 at 09:30am
Measles is a viral infectious disease. This page provides information about measles cases in England.
Cases are confirmed through either local or reference laboratory testing.
Numbers shown here are provisional and subject to change as:
more suspected cases undergo confirmatory testing
some locally tested cases are discarded after obtaining further epidemiological information or undergoing confirmatory testing at the reference laboratory
We update measles data every month on a Thursday at 9.30am. The next update will take place on Thursday 21 November.
Since 1 January 2024, there have been 2,601 laboratory confirmed measles cases reported in England, an increase of 38 cases since the last report on 10 October 2024
48% (1,585 of 2,601) of these cases have been in London, 21% (554 of 2,601) in the West Midlands, and 8% (210 of 2,601) in the East of England. 130 upper tier local authorities (UTLAs) have reported at least one confirmed case with symptom onset since January 2024, with the highest numbers reported in Birmingham (361 of 2,601, 14%), Lambeth (181 of 2,601, 7%) and Wandsworth (147 of 2,601, 6%).
Percent cases in England by age group (in years), since January 2024
Cases under 1 year of age are assigned to the 00-01 age group.
Number of cases in England by upper-tier local authority, since January 2024 data for the 25 upper-tier local authorities with the highest number of cumulative measles cases in the reporting period are included in this chart.
Laboratory confirmed cases of measles by week of onset of rash or symptoms reported, London, West Midlands and England from 1 January 2024.
The data reporting lag has greatest impact on the most recent 4 weeks. Reported figures for this period are likely to underestimate activity. These data points are within the "reporting delay" period on the chart.
This chart is different to the measles "cases reported" chart on the landing page. Data affected by the reporting delay is not included in the chart on the landing page.
Cases by week of symptom onset data for laboratory confirmed cases of measles by week of onset of rash or symptoms reported, London, West Midlands and England from 1 January 2024.
The data reporting lag has greatest impact on the most recent 4 weeks. Reported figures for this period are likely to underestimate activity. These data points are within the "reporting delay" period on the chart.
This chart is different to the measles "cases reported" chart on the landing page. Data affected by the reporting delay is not included in the chart on the landing page.
Up to and including 14 October 2024
Reporting delay period
Date
England
London
14 Oct 2024
4
0
7 Oct 2024
9
2
30 Sep 2024
13
5
23 Sep 2024
10
3
16 Sep 2024
17
8
9 Sep 2024
23
15
2 Sep 2024
25
14
26 Aug 2024
21
14
19 Aug 2024
33
20
12 Aug 2024
40
31
5 Aug 2024
52
36
29 Jul 2024
65
48
22 Jul 2024
58
38
15 Jul 2024
82
67
8 Jul 2024
86
67
1 Jul 2024
76
46
24 Jun 2024
73
53
17 Jun 2024
78
47
10 Jun 2024
60
33
3 Jun 2024
77
38
27 May 2024
72
43
20 May 2024
97
58
13 May 2024
107
58
6 May 2024
85
44
29 Apr 2024
81
35
22 Apr 2024
82
39
15 Apr 2024
83
42
8 Apr 2024
106
58
1 Apr 2024
98
40
25 Mar 2024
66
30
18 Mar 2024
76
35
11 Mar 2024
91
35
4 Mar 2024
55
25
26 Feb 2024
78
28
19 Feb 2024
57
13
12 Feb 2024
71
13
5 Feb 2024
69
15
29 Jan 2024
70
8
22 Jan 2024
63
9
15 Jan 2024
53
12
8 Jan 2024
65
12
1 Jan 2024
74
7
Date
West Midlands
14 Oct 2024
0
7 Oct 2024
0
30 Sep 2024
0
23 Sep 2024
1
16 Sep 2024
1
9 Sep 2024
1
2 Sep 2024
1
26 Aug 2024
1
19 Aug 2024
0
12 Aug 2024
1
5 Aug 2024
5
29 Jul 2024
7
22 Jul 2024
7
15 Jul 2024
2
8 Jul 2024
7
1 Jul 2024
3
24 Jun 2024
5
17 Jun 2024
8
10 Jun 2024
6
3 Jun 2024
13
27 May 2024
8
20 May 2024
9
13 May 2024
12
6 May 2024
8
29 Apr 2024
11
22 Apr 2024
12
15 Apr 2024
13
8 Apr 2024
10
1 Apr 2024
19
25 Mar 2024
16
18 Mar 2024
21
11 Mar 2024
30
4 Mar 2024
13
26 Feb 2024
24
19 Feb 2024
23
12 Feb 2024
24
5 Feb 2024
24
29 Jan 2024
29
22 Jan 2024
34
15 Jan 2024
31
8 Jan 2024
49
1 Jan 2024
65
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There was a rapid increase in measles cases in late 2023 driven by a large outbreak in Birmingham. Activity in Birmingham has now decreased to lower levels. There has subsequently been a rise in cases in London and small clusters in other regions.