Two more cases of Strep A infection that killed girl are found at nearby Surrey ... trends now
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Two more cases of the deadly infection that killed a six-year-old girl have been found at a nearby school.
The Year One pupil from the Ashford Church of England primary school in Surrey died of the highly infectious Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection, which causes scarlet fever, last week.
Another child from the same school was hospitalised but is believed to be recovering.
The UK Health Security Agency has now been notified of cases of Strep A in Year 1 and Year 6 at nearby Echelford Primary School, while a third pupil has scarlet fever. A letter is understood to have been sent to all parents of kids at Echelford, informing them they had switched off drinking water fountains and were monitoring pupils carefully.
The UK Health Security Agency has been notified of cases of Strep A in Year 1 and Year 6 at nearby Echelford Primary School, while a third pupil has scarlet fever
One local parent said: 'Parents are of course getting very concerned about this outbreak, especially as a child died last week.
'It is every parent's worst nightmare. We are being told to keep sending our kids into school
