THREE RIVERS, MI (WTVB) – Director of Personal Health and Disease Prevention Yvonne Atwood told the Branch-Hillsdale-Saint Joseph Community Health Agency Board of Health on Thursday there were three probable and five confirmed whooping cough cases between May 1st and June 17th.
During the board’s meeting in Three Rivers on Thursday, she said one case was in St. Joseph County and the rest were from Hillsdale County.
She added that two cases had an additional case that was associated with it. Each additional case was a close friend with the other.
One set was from a High School and the other set from a Middle School that happened at the end of the school year. She did not name the schools affected but the middle school received letters to all the students and faculty.
The High School was out of session before the second case was determined. Atwood said they are keeping a close watch on the situation.
Meanwhile, Atwood reported the measles outbreak was announced as being over in Michigan, but there are now over 1,000 cases reported in the United States so far this year.
