The number of deaths in Ireland as a result of invasive Strep A has risen to 16 since October 2022, with six of those children.
Of the children who died four were under the age of 10 and two were among 10 to 17 year olds. And in the adults the 10 deaths were between the ages of 50 and 96.
There has been a rise in the number of people with invasive Group A Streptococcus in Ireland since October and up until February 25 there were 152 cases. Around 48 of those cases were in children under the age of nine.
