How many cumulative year-to-date US resident cases of pertussis (aka whooping cough) will the CDC report as of Week 52 of 2024?

Cases of pertussis in the US have jumped in 2024 (ABC News, MSN [Boston Globe]). The total number of cases in 2024 reported through Week 23 (week ending 8 June 2024) was 5,669, which was higher than the 5,611 total for all of 2023 (CDC - Pertussis Cases Week 23 2024, CDC - Pertussis Cases Week 52 2023). The question will be suspended on 27 December 2024 and the outcome determined using data as first reported by the CDC for the week ending 28 December 2024 (CDC - Weekly Notifiable Disease Tables, scroll down to and click "Pertussis," and see "U.S. Residents, excluding U.S. Territories"). Data for specific weeks can be found by clicking the "Change Year/Week" button and selecting the year and week for which you want information. Confused? Check our FAQ or ask us for help. To learn more about Good Judgment and Superforecasting, click here. To learn more about how you can become a Superforecaster, see here. For other posts from our Insights blog, click here.