STATEWIDE - The number of mumps cases in Nebraska this year is more than triple the amount a year ago.

Our news partners at KSNB4 report that updated information from DHHS showed they've received 67 reported mumps cases in Nebraska so far this year. That's up from the 30 cases reported at the end of August.

That large number correlates with a trend health officials have noticed over the past decade; an increase in the number of people not vaccinating their kids for disease like the mumps and measles.

All kids going into kindergarten are required to get vaccinated in Nebraska.