KSL.com Eight cases of measles have been reported among Wasatch High School students, health officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The Wasatch County Health Department initially announced on Monday there were five people with measles in the county — all of whom are Wasatch High School students — but they suspected two others may also be infected as they were awaiting test results.
Those two suspected cases, along with a third, all came back positive the next day.
“This brings Wasatch County’s total confirmed cases to eight,” department spokesperson Lana North said in a statement on Tuesday. “The three new cases are all unvaccinated Wasatch County high school students.”
The health department suspects that people inside the high school during its normal hours may have been exposed to the virus on Nov. 14, 17 and 18, and at a school play on Nov. 15.
“A letter with notification and guidance was sent to Wasatch High School families to inform them of the situation,” a press release issued by the health department reads.