A THIRD child aged under 10 in Scotland has died with Strep A infection, health officials have said.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) said it is aware of 17 deaths amongst invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) cases between October 3 and January 15, an increase of four since the previous report.
Three of these deaths were in children under 10, an increase of one since last week’s report.