The U.S. has seen an increase in whooping cough cases this year, with five times more cases being reported this year than last year at this time. READ MORE:

Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows more than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been reported so far this year. Last year, it was a little over 5,000 cases.

Kitsap County rates for whooping declined by 1.9% from pre-pandemic levels. Immunization rates for the MMR vaccine also fell by about 3%. Rates declined in five of the six school districts on the Kitsap Peninsula last year compared to pre-pandemic levels. The largest drops were in Bremerton and Central Kitsap schools.

The number of cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, in California is over six times more than last year, according to a Sept. 2024 report released by the California Department of Public Health. Whooping cough is a highly contagious ...

Whooping cough cases in Arkansas this year are at least "five times higher" than the reported amount of cases last year, health officials said.

California's cases of whooping cough are more than six times as high as last year, and in Los Angeles County, reports of the infectious disease rose by nearly 119%. It reflects a trend seen across the U.

Cases of whooping cough rising in California in 2024