Four cases of a potentially life-threatening illness caused by invasive Strep A have been recorded in Oldham in five weeks.
Councillors have been told that infections resulting from the bacteria Strep A, including scarlet fever, are above average in the borough for the time of year.
Oldham council leader Amanda Chadderton told full council on Wednesday that in the five week period from October 31 to December 2 there had been 21 cases of scarlet fever and four cases of Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease (IGAS) in Oldham residents which were notified to the UK Health Security Agency.
