A child hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died from the illness, marking the first death in a growing outbreak that began in the state last month and has infected more than 120 people. On Wednesday,

The death was a 'school-aged child who was not vaccinated' and had been hospitalized, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement.

According to the society, the last US measles death was in 2015. A measles infection can have particularly devastating complications for pregnant women and young children, including pneumonia, neurological impairment, hearing loss and death.