There are now 198 confirmed measles cases in the South Plains region. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 23 of those patients have been hospitalized. Last week, Lubbock health officials confirmed the first death from the outbreak.

Here’s what Tarrant County health officials are telling schools, child care centers and parents about how to prepare for a measles outbreak.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The number of confirmed measles cases across West Texas has surpassed 100. 124 measles cases have been identified since late January and has since spread from the Permian Basin to the Panhandle.