Whooping cough cases on the rise in Champaign County
Public health officials say there have been 26 cases of pertussis reported in Champaign County this year, primarily among high school and college students.
Public health officials say there have been 26 cases of pertussis reported in Champaign County this year, primarily among high school and college students.
As of the end of November, 1,902 whooping cough infections were reported in Illinois this year.
As of Sept. 21, 1,058 cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported in the state this year, nearly five times higher than the 230 cases reported in 2023. Cases of whooping cough spike in the fall, alongside RSV and COVID-19, experts say. Whooping cough cases are up in Illinois and across