Whooping cough cases surge to record levels in US, CDC says

Whooping cough cases have increased to record levels since 2014, with four times as many cases compared to last year, data from the CDC showed.There have been more than 16,000 cases this year alone and two confirmed deaths, statistics revealed. In 2023, more than 3,700 cases were registered nationwide."The number of reported whooping cough cases this year is higher than what was seen at this time last year," the CDC wrote on its website. "The United States is beginning to return to pre-pandemic