Whooping Cough Outbreak 2024 Uk 2024. Mary pernicek of ravenna stands beside the doctor’s buggy she sold at the junk jaunt in 2021. The uk is experiencing a rapid rise in whooping cough, with almost 5,000 cases confirmed between january and april 2024 and eight infant deaths.

Five babies have died from whooping cough as cases continue to rise in england, health officials have announced. A large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the uk since the beginning of 2024.