Whooping cough cases in Florida have soared this year, marking an 81% increase from 2024’s number.
As of Sept. 27, 2025, there have been 1,295 cases reported to the Florida Department of Health (DOH), compared to 715 cases for the entirety of 2024, according to the department’s Reportable Diseases Frequency Report.
Used to be number 1 in tomato production and number 1 in orange production. Not any more… don’t think they were number one in tourism, but they are wrecking that.
Guess they still have the shark capitol and lightning capitol of the world