Is Whooping Cough Going Around 2024 Nyc. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that the timing was altered by the covid. This is nearly three times higher than the 1,746 cases reported at the same time last year.
Pertussis (whooping cough) is common in the united states, with frequent outbreaks. The suffolk county department of health in new york is sounding the alarm on a whooping cough outbreak happening throughout school districts in the region, it detailed in a press release.