Whooping cough outbreak: Another baby dies - as number of cases rise above 10,000

Another infant has died of whooping cough in the UK, health officials have confirmed.

The baby died in June, according to the Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

It brings the number of deaths from the infection in the UK to 10 since an outbreak began in November last year.

The number of cases of the infection has also risen above 10,000, according to UKHSA.

The agency has urged women to get vaccinated to protect their babies from birth.

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