Does the CDC's next measles count, due Aug 26, come in above 2,700 cases?

The CDC's measles surveillance update reported 2,777 confirmed cases nationwide as of August 20, 2026, exceeding the 2,700 threshold and up sharply from the 2,465 cases logged roughly two weeks earlier, per Medical Daily's mid-August reporting. The single-week jump of 211 cases — more than double the prior week's 101-case increase — marked one of the sharpest weekly rises of the year, according to CIDRAP. Ohio and Pennsylvania accounted for most of the new infections, continuing a pattern in which under-vaccinated communities drive transmission: 94% of patients nationwide were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status, with cases spanning 45 states plus New York City and Washington, D.C., across at least 36 outbreaks in 2026. The 2026 total, already well above the 2,289 cases recorded for all of 2025 (itself the highest annual count since 1991), keeps pressure on the country's measles elimination status, held since 2000. A national verification panel met in mid-August to review CDC data, forwarding its assessment toward a Pan American Health Organization determination expected in November 2026. The community majority's 69% YES prediction proved correct: the case count reported around August 26 came in above 2,700.