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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Noyce

Girl, 7, came home from school with mild cough - day later she was dead from Strep A

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Grieving parents said they are “devastated” after their seven year-old daughter died the day after coming home from school with a mild cough.

Hanna Roap died from the infection Strep A last month, one of at least seven children to have lost their lives to the illness in recent weeks.

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