Whooping cough cases surge by almost 2,600 in a single month, with 9 babies killed in the current outbreak READ MORE: Could YOUR child have whooping cough? Graphic reveals signs By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 05:15 EDT, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 05:31 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail View comments Whooping cough cases have surged by almost 2,600 in a single month, amid a spiralling outbreak which has terrified parents. Health chiefs say Covid lockdowns have fuelled England's unprecedented epidemic of pertussis, nicknamed the '100-day cough' because it's notoriously hard to shake off. More than 7,500 cases have already been recorded in 2024 — almost nine times the level seen across the entirety of 2023.
Nine babies have died since November. All were under the age of three months. Vaccination rates have also slumped in the wake of the pandemic in a trend experts blame on growing jab scepticism.
Whooping cough cases have surged by almost 2,600 in a single month, amid a spiralling outbreak which has terrified parents. Health chiefs say Covid lockdowns have fuelled England's unprecedented epidemic of pertussis, nicknamed the '100-day cough' because it's notoriously hard to shake off More than 7,500 cases have already been recorded in 2024 — almost nine times the level seen across the entirety of 2023. Nine babies have died since November.
All were under the age of three months Health officials warned that the infection is initially difficult to tell apart fro.
