210 Whooping Cough Cases Reported Last Week.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By AI from "Isesaki FM."

On the 13th, the prefecture announced that the number of patients with whooping cough, a condition characterized by prolonged severe coughing, had risen to 210 in the week ending on the 10th of this month. This brings the cumulative total since January of this year to 2,041, more than five times the previous annual high of 350 in 2019 since 2018, when complete reporting was introduced. Additionally, the number of reported COVID-19 cases per designated medical institution in the prefecture last week rose by 0.61 from the previous week to 4.1, marking the seventh consecutive week of increases. This is the first time in 19 weeks that the number has exceeded four.