MACON COUNTY, Ga. – State health officials have confirmed three additional cases of measles in middle Georgia, pushing the state's total number of confirmed infections for 2026 to more than double the previous year's count. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday that all three newly infected individuals are unvaccinated residents of Macon County. State officials confirmed that each person had close contact with an earlier measles case identified on Oct. 12. Health officials have initiated contact tracing and notified others who may have been exposed and face an increased risk of developing the illness. The initial Macon County case confirmed on Oct. 12 involved an unvaccinated resident who had no travel history but had direct contact with an infected individual from Pennsylvania, where a statewide outbreak has exceeded 1,300 cases, according to recent Pennsylvania Department of Health statistics. DPH also issued a public exposure alert after determining that an individual had visited a LongHorn Steakhouse on Hampton Court in Perry on the evening of Oct. 7 while infectious. The three new infections bring Georgia’s statewide total to 25 confirmed measles cases so far in 2026. That marks a sharp rise compared to 2025, when the state recorded 10 confirmed cases all year. State health officials have not disclosed whether the three newly infected individuals are children, teenagers, or adults. DPH has also not released public details regarding whether…
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