An eighth child has reportedly died following a Strep A diagnosis in the UK
. The latest child, who has not been named, was an attendee at Morelands Primary School in Portsmouth.Headteacher Alison Syred-Paul today said: “Very tragically, we have learned of the death in recent days of a child who attended our school, who was also diagnosed with an invasive Group A Streptococcal infection. We are absolutely devastated by the loss of one of our young pupils and offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the child's family at this extremely sad time.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: "We are seeing a higher number of cases of Group A strep this year compared to usual. “Secondly, we’re back to normal social mixing and the patterns of diseases that we’re seeing in the last number of months are out of sync with the normal seasons as people mix back to normal and move around and pass infections on.
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