Another infant has died of whooping cough in the UK, health officials have confirmed.
The child died in June, according to the Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
It brings the number of deaths from the infection in the UK to 10 since an outbreak began in November last year.
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The number of cases of the infection has also risen above 10,000, according to UKHSA.
Latest data shows whooping cough cases peaked in the UK in May this year and high levels continued into June with 2,427 cases reported.
The agency has now urged women to get vaccinated to protect their babies from birth.
Young babies are at highest risk of dying or developing severe complications from whooping cough.
Evidence from England shows that vaccination at the right time during pregnancy is highly effective, giving 92% protection against infant death.
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But data from the UKHSA showed that the uptake of the vaccination continued to decline in March this year, with only 58.9% compared to 72.6% seven years earlier.
