Across the UK five babies have died of the infection since the start of this year
Nottingham is the worst place in the UK for whooping cough cases, new figures reveal. It comes with the news that five babies have died of the disease in the first quarter of the year.
In the 21 days after that, there was another nearly 2,000 diagnosed, with 6,815 the total number for England since January. In Wales, there were 1,198 cases between January 1 and April 21. Cases have been rising in England due to a “combination” of factors, said the UK Health Security Agency, including the "cyclical nature of the disease" and the impact and isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to reduced immunity in the population. Vaccine uptake - the main preventative measure that can protect from the disease - has also fallen in recent years.
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