9th child dies at school after Strep A infection

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9th child dies at school after Strep A infection
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A ninth child has reportedly died from strep A after a Belfast primary school reported a severe case of the infection in a five-year-old child. The child became severely ill last week and was treated at the Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children.

Children were asked to attend a clinic to be seen by a doctor and receive a preventative course of antibiotics. This is the ninth child to reportedly die from the infection, as Public Health England remain vigalent, informing parents on how to stop the symptoms.

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