Whooping cough cases stand at 384, vaccination clinic to be held at Northgate Market

SAN DIEGO - The number of cases of whooping cough reported in San Diego County so far this year stands at 384, surpassing the previous record of 371 cases set in 2005, health officials reported today.

A half-dozen new cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, were reported this week, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. The latest cases were in children ages 7 to 17, according to the HHSA.

In an effort to combat the epidemic, the HHSA will hold vaccination clinics on weekends through Sept. 26 at a half-dozen Northgate Market locations around the county and...