Five babies die in terrifying whooping cough outbreak with cases in 2024 already three times higher than whole

Five babies die in terrifying whooping cough outbreak with cases in 2024 already three times higher than whole of last year in post-Covid boom - UKHSA officials confirmed there 2,793 cases reported as of the end of March - READ MORE: A mum who lost her child to whooping cough urges action Five babies have died of whooping cough this year amid a nationwide surge in cases, alarmed health chiefs have revealed. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) bosses have received …