Whooping cough, chickenpox outbreaks hit Clark County schools

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Clark County Public Health officials are warning residents about a rise in whooping cough cases and chickenpox outbreaks hitting the county and impacting three schools.

In a Tuesday press release, the public health office said 168 whooping cough cases were reported in the first two months of the new school year alone.

Through October, 406 county residents, mostly children, were diagnosed with the virus – marking the highest number of whooping cough cases among all counties in Washington.