Strep A symptoms: What is Strep A infection and why there’s an increase in cases as 6 children die

The UK Health Security Agency has warned parents around the UK to look out for signs of Strep A after six children died. The UKHSA said that in the last seven days, there have been five recorded deaths of an invasive Strep A diagnosis in children under 10 in England and one in Wales.

Since Coronavirus restrictions have eased, there are more opportunities for infections like this to spread. In recent weeks, cases of invasive Group A Strep have slowly been increasing with figures for the disease higher this year compared to the previous two.