Five more children in England have now died from an invasive form of Strep A, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has sadly confirmed.
The latest figures released by the UKHSA today, Thursday December 22, show that 21 children under 18 have now died with invasive Group A Strep (iGAS) infections in England since September, up from 16 children this time last week on Thursday December 15. There have now been 94 deaths across all age groups from such infections in England.
New data shows that there have been 27,486 cases of scarlet fever across the UK in the period running from September 12 to December 18, one of the infections caused by Group A Strep bacteria. This is compared to a total of 3,287 cases during the same timeframe last year, and is a significant jump from the 7,750 cases recorded a week ago on December 15.
