A new map shows the number of cases of Step A and scarlet fever in Wales. Some 15 children under the age of 15 have now died in the UK from invasive Strep A illness.
Hanna Roap, seven, from Penarth is one of the 15 children who have died in recent months after contracting the bacterial infection. New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows 13 children under 15 have died in England since September, and one from Northern Ireland.
Strep A usually causes mild diseases like scarlet fever but can also cause a dangerous invasive disease. Wales has a higher rate at the moment of scarlet fever than any area of England.
