The number of children dying from strep A bacteria in the UK continues to rise, the total now reaches 24.

LONDON, KOMPAS.com – Five other children in England have been confirmed to have died from the effects Streptococcus A bacteriaaccording to the latest data from UKHSA.

Seven days ago, when the latest figures were released, 16 children were said to have died in England.

The latest figures say 21 children are now known to have died in the UK from the most severe form of Strep A, called Strep A. the gas.

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Three more are known to have died in Wales and Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of deaths since September to at least 24.

The latest figures for the rest of the UK are yet to be released.

The latest UKHSA data to date says there have been 249 reports of iGAS in children under 18 in England this season. There have been a total of 94 deaths from iGAS in the UK, including 21 children.

The age group of children most infected with iGAS cases is from 1 to 4 years.

The number of iGAS cases in the UK since September in this age group has now risen to 126, up from 111 seven days ago.

The last time the numbers peaked was between 2017 and 2018, when 194 cases were recorded in that age group.

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The rise in infections has led to a shortage of medicines in the UK.

As a result, pharmacists are now able to provide alternative forms of penicillin, without patients having to return to their general practitioner when their prescription runs out.

Increase in the number of deaths in a “relatively short period of time”

“To level up iGAS infection in children at the start of the season has led to an increase in the number of deaths in a relatively short time,” the UKHSA said in its latest statement, quoted by Sky News on Thursday (22/12/2022).

This is a spike in cases of dengue fever, which is caused by Strep A bacteria and can cause iGAS in a small number of cases if the bacteria enters the bloodstream.

Figures forecast by the UKHSA suggest that the number of probable reported cases of dengue fever may have reached 10,000 in the week ending last time.

Between 2017 and 2018, there were only 30,768 reports of dengue for the entire year.

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The organization said the number of GP consultations in the UK “currently represents a significant level of activity during this start to the season”.

It comes as the number of hospitalized flu patients in England is ‘soaring’ and Strep A is driving ‘near record’ demand for NHS 111 services.

An average of 1,939 people who contracted flu were in hospital each day last week, up 67% from 1,162 the previous week, according to NHS England.

This is also a sharp increase from the daily average of 482 people at the end of November.

There has also been a spike in the number of flu patients in UK intensive care facilities, with the daily average reaching 149 last week, up 72% from 87 the previous week.

At the same time last year, the NHS had just two flu patients a day in intensive care and 32 in public beds.

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