(BBC) A pupil at a west London primary school has been confirmed as having died with Strep A bacterial disease. The child is one of six in England to have died after contracting the bug, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The pupil attended St John’s School, Ealing, and died from a severe, invasive form of the bacterial illness Group A Streptococcal.
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