WHOOPING COUGH CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN IN MCKINLEY COUNTY. THE FIRST CASES IN A COMMUNITY-WIDE OUTBREAK REPORTED THIS YEAR WERE IN MARCH WHEN THERE WERE EIGHT LABORATORY-CONFIRMED CASES AND 15 PROBABLE CASES. THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOW UP TO 26 CONFIRMED AND 39 PROBABLE CASES.
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THOSE IN VULNERABLE GROUPS, INCLUDING THOSE CARING FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY’RE VACCINATED.
