The number of cases is unusually high for this time of year
A new interactive map which outlines suspected Strep A infections throughout the UK has showed more than a dozen cases of the virus throughout Nottinghamshire. All in all, 13 cases of the virus have been identified by GPs in the county as medics continue to monitor an out-of-season rise in Strep A.
Earlier this month, on December 7, a case of Strep A was confirmed at a school in Nottinghamshire. A letter sent by the UK Health Security Agency , seen by Nottinghamshire Live, was sent to parents and carers at East Bridgford St Peter's CofE Academy.The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed there have been 94 deaths from iGAS infections across England between September 12 and December 18, including 21 children under the age of 18.
In the past week alone the UKHSA received 25 iGAS notifications - the highest number received during a single week, including two of the suspected cases in Nottinghamshire. The UKHSA has also received notifications of 45 “unspecified” Streptococcal infections and one case of Streptococcal pharyngitis, or “Strep throat” - a bacterial infection that can be easily treated with antibiotics - in Nottinghamshire.
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