A secondary school pupil has died after contracting an invasive form of Strep A infection, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
The child, whose age or gender have not been confirmed, had attended Hove Park School in Sussex. They are now the 16th child to die from the bacteria infection in recent months.
It comes as cases of Scarlett Fever - a manifestation of Step A - continue to rise. The latest figures released by the (UKHSA) show 1,131 people in England and Wales have been infected with scarlet fever in the last six weeks.
