A six-year-old pupil has died and another is being cared for in hospital after an outbreak of an invasive bacteria at a primary school. The BBC reported the pupils at the school were believed to be in the same year group, with the second child recovering in hospital.
According to the Press Association, the broadcaster cited the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) as saying the children had caught the invasive group A streptococcal infection (iGAS), also known as Strep A which causes scarlet fever. Pupils and school staff have since been prescribed antibiotics.
It reportedly happened at Ashford Church of England Primary School, Surrey.
