Whooping cough infections climb

Whooping cough continues to increase sharply at both local and state levels.

Last year saw only 51 cases across the state at this time, but so far 1,193 cases have been reported in 2024, including 60 in Grant County alone. Also called pertussis, the illness has been reported in 30 other counties in the state, with 28 people hospitalized, 12 of them under the age of 1.

Since June, 60 people (ages 3...