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Baby dies of whooping cough in Perth

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A four-week-old baby has died in Perth of whooping cough, authorities say.

The Princess Margaret Hospital confirmed a young child who was a patient at the hospital died of whooping cough, the ABC reports.

A Health Department spokesperson said the baby died on Tuesday.

The department confirmed it was the first whooping cough death in Western Australia since 2011.

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