An outbreak of measles in northwest Texas grew to 146 cases on Friday, two days after health officials reported that a child had died after being hospitalized in Lubbock. Twenty people have been hospitalized for treatment amid the outbreak,

In Texas, there were 146 cases of measles across the state and the South Plains, with 20 patients hospitalized. The best way to prevent getting sick is to get two doses of a measles vaccine.

People considering becoming pregnant should get their measles, chicken pox and rubella antibodies checked before conception.