At least 30 children have now died in the UK from invasive Strep A disease, latest figures show.
Around 25 under-18s have died in England from iGAS - the invasive Strep A - so far this season, dating between 19 September and 25 December, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.
Two under-10s in Scotland have died with iGAS since 3 October, Public Health Scotland said on Wednesday.
And the deaths of three children from iGAS in Belfast and Wales have also been recorded by the UKHSA, bringing the total number to 30.
The agency’s data has recorded 151 cases of iGAS in children aged one to four this season, compared to 194 cases in that age group across the whole year of the last comparably high season in 2017 to 2018.
There have been 102 cases in children aged five to nine, compared to 117 across 2017 to 2018.
Across all age groups in England, there have been 122 deaths from iGAS.
In the 2017 to 2018 season, there were 355 deaths in total across the season, including 27 deaths in children.
