The first measles death has been reported in West Texas amid the outbreak that has infected more than 100 people, Associated Press reported on Wednesday morning.

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.