Whooping Cough Outbreak 2024 Uk Statistics. A large outbreak of pertussis (more commonly known as whooping cough) has been ongoing in the uk since the beginning of 2024. Nine babies have died from whooping cough since november 2023, with cases continuing to rise, the uk health security agency says.

There were further increases observed in pharyngitis and scarlet fever consultations in children aged 1 to 4 and 5 to 14 years. The latest available data from the uk health security agency shows that confirmed cases of whooping cough in england have spiked, with the south of.