A fourth child had died after contracting Strep A, it has been reported. It comes as the viral infection sweeps primary schools in the UK, with deaths also reported in Surrey and Wales.
Four-year-old Muhammad Ibrahim Ali, died at his home on November 14 after suffering a cardiac arrest, his family said. The little boy went to a school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire called Oakridge School and Nursery.
Muhammad's tragic death comes after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed a child in London has also died after contracting the virus. Yesterday, Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Wales, confirmed the death of another child who had contracted the infection, named as Hanna by family friends, the Mirror reports.
