Measles

Mecklenburg County Public Health is alerting the public to a potential measles exposure at two locations in south Charlotte late last month.

According to the state health department, the majority of infections have been in unvaccinated youth under the age of 18.

It's been a rough week for parents, teachers and students as school goes virtual again, with another winter event possible this weekend. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis calls for Kristi Noem to be ousted from her job. Another measles case has been reported in Mecklenburg, with dozens more in upstate South Carolina. Those stories and more with our roundtable of reporters.

A measles outbreak centered in Spartanburg County has grown to nearly 790 cases, making it the largest in the nation in more than two decades. State Sen. Josh Kimbrell tells WFAE unvaccinated students may need to learn remotely to protect others.

Union County Public Health has issued more than 170 quarantine orders tied to a measles exposure at Shining Light Baptist Academy in Monroe, officials said Friday.

Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency as the region braces for a major winter weather event. Also raising concern, the flu has been more deadly than last year, with 67 deaths so far in South Carolina and 181 deaths in North Carolina. Meanwhile, for the second year in a row, a person was found dead during a count to assess homelessness.

CMPD released crime statistics for last year. A petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden had its first court hearing. Charlotte City Council voted to give the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority $4.3 million in startup funds, as the measles virus was detected in local wastewater.

Health officials say a trio of vaccine-preventable illnesses is circulating during an already busy winter virus season.