More Than 6,100 Whooping Cough Cases Reported in Calif.
Between July 9 and July 21, 777 new cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, were reported in California, bringing the total number of cases in the state this year to about 6,170. Of those, more than 3,300 cases were among children ages seven to 16.
- "Whooping Cough: Number of Cases Continues To Climb, Especially Among Kids" (Aguilera, "KPCC News," KPCC, 7/25).