Eight British children have now died after contracting Strep A, with the latest death leaving pupils and family 'devastated'.
It was announced today that another child has tragically passed away in Hampshire after being diagnosed with an invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infection.
They attended Morelands Primary School in Crookhorn Lane, in Waterlooville.
It comes after the deaths of Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, 4, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and Hanna Roap, 7, in Penarth, Wales.
A 12-year-old student from Lewisham, London has also died, their school confirmed today, while a six-year-old died in Ashford, Surrey in late November.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed last week that five children under the age of five have died in England after contracting Strep A in recent weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths of children to eight.
