A secondary school pupil has died with suspected #StepA in East Sussex, officials have said. The child attended Hove Park School in Hove, a joint statement from the UK Health Security Agency and Brighton & Hove City Council said. Sixteen UK children are now understood to have now died after invasive strep A infections since September. Most strep A infections are mild, but more severe invasive cases - while still rare - are rising. #MedMastodon #Nursing #CYPnurses

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