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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Susie Beever

Scarlet fever currently three times more prevalent than usual as cases top 7,500

The number of scarlet fever cases is currently triple what doctors usually see, a senior health official has claimed.

At least 19 children have now died from Strep A-related illnesses, the latest figures show.

The latest deaths include seven-year-old Hanna Roap, from Penarth, South Wales, and a child from Powys who has not been named.

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