The number of children who have died from Strep A in the UK has now reached 15, official figures from the UK Health Security Agency show. A total of 13 children under the age of 15 have died in England since September, with an additional one in Northern Ireland and one in Wales.
The UKHSA has said the recent rise in cases is most likely due to high amounts of circulating bacteria and increased social mixing. Since September, a total of 60 deaths have been reported across all age groups in England.The UKHSA said there have been 652 reports of invasive Strep disease since September, higher than at the same points over the last five years.
He continued: “Very rarely, the bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause more serious illness called invasive Group A strep. We know that this is concerning for parents, but I want to stress that while we are seeing an increase in cases in children, this remains very uncommon.
For refence 4 kids under 10 died from Covid and 9 (inc the 4) under 14. Weren't lock downs brilliant?!
‘Increased social mixing’ don’t push propaganda that people should avoid each other.
That's quite low risk, get back to ambulance waits
So sad for the families
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