Hon. Sophia Moermond asked about the number of whooping cough cases presenting at WA hospitals this year, specifically focusing on children under four. The parliamentary secretary provided the number of hospitalised cases.

AnsweredQoN 999Legislative Council
Asked
10 September 2024
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

HOSPITALS — WHOOPING COUGH PRESENTATIONS
999. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to my question without
notice 768 asked on 19 June 2024.
(1) How many cases of whooping cough
have presented at Western Australian hospitals this year to date?
(2) How many of those cases were
children under the age of four?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Twenty-seven have been
hospitalised.
(2) Sixteen were hospitalised.

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