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The UKHSA confirmed the death of the 12-year-old boy, who attended Colfe’s school in Lewisham, as an eighth child was reported to have died of a Strep A infection

Camila Rose Burns is on a ventilator 'being kept alive' at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Six children in England and Wales have died from the infection in recent months

Health experts are investigating cases of Strep A infection after the deaths of six young children and a rise in cases.

Laura Rooney said she first noticed her five-year-old daughter Farrah's symptoms back in September, but medics did not raise the possibility she might have Strep A

Warning comes after a sixth child died after contracting Strep A infection

"My child has never been as consistently sick and she doesn't even look like herself now."

There has also been a surge in cases of Strep A and RSV

Hanna Roap, from Penarth, south Wales, is one of six children to have died in the UK from Strep A infections and her dad Abul Roap said she could be alive now if she had been given antibiotics

Camila Rose Burns seemed well and active as she spent last Friday playing and dancing with friends before being struck down over the weekend and ended up fighting for her life by Monday

Camila Rose Burns is currently on a ventilator after contracting the infection