A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday.

An unvaccinated child has died from measles in West Texas, officials said, marking the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed the death on Wednesday but did not disclose the patient's age.

The first death from a measles outbreak that began in late January in West Texas was confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 26. Officials did not release the person’s age. Melissa Whitfield, the spokesperson for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, told the Associated Press that Wednesday's death is the first from the outbreak.