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Dozens of cases were recorded in the latest official figures released by public health chiefs. Scarlet fever is contagious and mostly affects young children

A Met Office have issued a yellow warning for snow and ice for much of Scotland, and ice in Northern Ireland, Wales and the far south-west of England

NHS services have been overwhelmed by panic over the outbreak of the bug, with GP surgeries, A&Es, and 111 call centres receiving a wave of parents panicked that their child may be infected

It brings the total deaths across the UK related to the illness to 16.

The pupil had attended Hove Park School, East Sussex

Latest death of secondary school pupil comes as parents told to remain vigilant for symptoms

Efforts have been made to raise awareness among parents and carers about the signs and symptoms

The pupil, understood to be a 12-year-old girl, had attended Hove Park School and her sad death takes the UK's death toll to 16 after shock figures from the UKHSA yesterday revealed fifteen children under the age of 15 had died from the illness across Britain this winter

Cases have been reported across the region this week