A community has been left in “shock” after a six-year-old child died in a Strep A outbreak at a primary school.
The pupil, who was in Year One at the Surrey school, has not yet been named.
Both Ashford Church of England School and the local council expressed their sadness at the death.
Another child developed the same illness - which comes from a bacterial infection - and was showing signs of recovery, officials said.
The death of the pupil was confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) South East’s health protection consultant Dr Claire Winslade.
