North Country Hospital Screening Visitors After Measles Cases Confirmed in Orleans County

ORLEANS COUNTY — The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed several cases of measles in the Northeast Kingdom, and North Country Hospital is taking precautions. The hospital in Newport has screened visitors since the weekend, a spokesman said. “There have been no confirmed cases (at the hospital),” said Steve Gonyaw, North Country’s communications director, on Monday. “(The screenings) are out of an abundance of caution.” He described the screening as an inquiry in which visitors are asked if they have symptoms associated with measles. The Department of Health reported that a small number of connected individuals in the county have measles.