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

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.

The death, confirmed by Katherine Wells, the director of public health for Lubbock’s health department, is part of a fast-moving outbreak that's infected at least 124 people — mostly children — in rural West Texas. The age of patient who died wasn't clear.