Czech Republic records year's highest whooping cough cases in a week

PRAGUE, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic recorded nearly 1,500 new cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, last week, the highest weekly number so far this year, according to the latest data from the Czech State Health Institute (SZU).

In its epidemiological situation report published on Monday, the SZU said 1,494 cases of whooping cough were recorded in the 15th week (April 8-14) of this year, bringing the yearly total to 7,888.