No New Cases of Whooping Cough in District 207, Despite Regional Increase

Last case reported in December at Maine West High School.

There has been an increase in the number of whooping cough cases in the suburbs of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. Illinois healthcare providers treated about 1,400 cases of the disease in 2011; a decade before that the number of cases was less than 100. For the story, visit the Chicago Tribune’s website. Of the 264 cases of pertussis reported in 2011 in the four districts, 174 were reported in the North District, which includes Des Plaines. In the West District, 46 cases were reported, in the Southwest, 27 cases, and in the South District 17 cases of whooping cough were reported. Earlier: Vote for this week’s Athlete of the Week. One case of whooping cough was reported at Maine West High School in December, and no new cases have …

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