Five deaths in Scotland between Christmas and new year have been linked to the Strep A infection, new figures have revealed.
Public Health Scotland said it was aware of 12 deaths among invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) cases over the period October 3 last year to January 1, 2023. That is an increase of five from last week’s total, which covered the period up to Christmas Day, and included the two children under the age of 10.
The latest data from PHS showed no further deaths among children had been reported. According to the information, 13 of the country’s 14 NHS boards had reported iGAS cases between October last year and January 1 this year.
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