News Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century April 29, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century The CDC reports 704 confirmed cases of measles. The figure is the highest number of cases since measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.