The state Department of Health calls the rise "staggering," and notes that it coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

The DOH Annual Pertussis Update shows confirmed and probable whooping cough cases reached 2,261 in 2024, a 25-fold increase from 87 cases recorded in 2023. “Additionally, as of May 31, there ...

Washington’s whooping cough cases The DOH Annual Pertussis Update shows confirmed and probable whooping cough cases reached 2,261 in 2024, a 25-fold increase from 87 cases recorded in 2023.

Jun. 19—OLYMPIA — Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures. This marks an increase from 87 cases ...

On Friday, the Washington State Department of Health said the state had a 25-fold increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases in 2024 compared to 2023.

You’d have to go back to 1950 to find a year when Washington saw over 2,000 whooping cough cases, and to 1962 to find a year the state broke the 20 cases per 100,000 residents threshold.

Washington recorded over 1,000 whooping cough cases in early 2025. ... Its 2,029 total cases were the most it’s seen since 2012, according to Washington State Department of Health data, ...

In the past two weeks, the Washington State Department of Health has seen an 83% increase in ER visits for the flu. ... "Cover your cough, ...

The state Department of Health in a Friday statement said the rise in cases last year was “staggering,” and coincides with a drop in whooping cough vaccination rates among young children.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported incidents of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is up to almost 1,200 for the year. That’s a sharp increase from just 51 cases ...

Jun. 19—OLYMPIA — Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures.