More New Mexicans are getting measles vaccinations this year even as the number of illnesses in the state continues to increase, the New Mexico Department of Health said Friday.

The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 in its previous count on March 28. Separately, New Mexico reported four additional measles cases from its report on March 28,

New Mexico has reported 54 cases of measles, with most cases involving unvaccinated residents, and between Feb. 1 and April 3, 15,718 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, nearly double the number of vaccinations administered during the same period last year.