The latest figures show that 21 children under 18 have now died with invasive Group A Strep (iGAS) infections in England since September
Five more children in England have now died from an invasive form of Strep A, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed.
There have now been 94 deaths across all age groups from such infections in England. The figures continue to show an out of season increase in scarlet fever and group A streptococcus infections and a higher number of cases than seen in a typical year. Since September 12, there have been 94 Invasive group A streptococcus in England - including 21 children under 18, with 126 cases in children aged one to four, and 88 cases in children aged 5 to 9 years. However, the UKHSA has stressed iGAS deaths remain rare and the majority of cases continue to be in those over 45 years.
In 2017 to 2018, there were 30,768 scarlet fever notifications overall across the year. There were 194 iGAS cases in children aged one to four across the whole year and 117 cases in those aged five to nine. During that same period, there were 355 deaths, including 27 deaths in children under 18.
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