According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), two more cases were confirmed in El Paso County and Arapahoe County.

Colorado now has 14 confirmed measles cases, according to the Department of Public Health and Environment, with four of them being in El Paso County.

DENVER (KDVR) — Two new measles cases have been announced in Colorado, this time in El Paso and Arapahoe counties.

Colorado Springs has reported two new cases of measles since June 9, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. One case involves a child under who recently returned from a trip to Canada, and the second involves an unvaccinated adult at Denver International Airport.

As measles cases in Colorado continue to rise, doctors are sharing how to know if you need a booster or not. Another measles case was reported in Colorado on Thursday, it is the 7th confirmed case of measles in the state. Officials said this case is related to two others we reported this week.

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year. Texas added four cases in the last week, which shows continued slowing in its outbreak.

The two ways to get lifelong protection from the highly contagious disease is to have already had it or get the MMR vaccine.

Colorado confirms 14 measles cases in the state with eight cases linked to a passenger at Denver International Airport.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed another person aboard a flight to Denver has tested positive for measles.