More than 30,000 whooping cough patients...Mycoplasma pneumonia is 23,000 people.

pertussis, which is characterized by paroxysmal cough, has become very popular this year, and 32,620 people have been infected so far.

By age, 13-19 years old accounted for the most, with 45%, 7-12 years old accounted for 42.2% and school-age children and adolescents accounted for 87.2% of the total.

On the 4th, an infant under 2 months old who was hospitalized for whooping cough died of worsening symptoms, resulting in the first death of whooping cough since statistics were compiled in 2011.

In addition, the number of patients hospitalized for Mycoplasma pneumonia has reached 23,625 this year, continuing the spread of respiratory infections.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to consider whether to include pertussis vaccinations for pregnant women in the priority of introducing essential national vaccinations at the vaccination committee.