Scarlet fever: Cases more than twice as high as thought, as UK total nears 30,000

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There were more than twice as many scarlet fever cases in recent months than previously thought, health authorities have said.

The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency showed there were 27,177 cases of the Strep A-related infection in England between 12 September and 18 December, with 9,482 in the past week.