A child from Spokane County has died from whooping cough, marking the first pertussis-related death in Washington since 2011.
SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.
The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the age of 5 died in ...
The district said it followed public health guidelines to notify students, staff, and families that they may have been ...