The first confirmed case of measles in North Texas since the outbreak began has been reported, officials with Rockwall County announced.The Texas Department of State Health Services reported an adult resident with measles on Feb.

A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a handful of cases to more than 130 across two states.

Measles cases has risen to 124 across several counties in West Texas, and health officials are seeing no clear end in sight to the outbreak. Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death related to the outbreak Wednesday.