Newfoundland and Labrador is seeing a significant increase in cases of whooping cough this year, but most cases have not required hospitalization.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says 230 cases of the disease, also known as pertussis, have been recorded in 2024.
By comparison, Dr. Fitzgerald says three to five cases would be recorded in the entire province in a whole year normally.
That said, most cases this year have not been severe with five hospitalizations, and no deaths.