Scarlet fever infections remain high throughout the region
There has been a decrease in scarlet fever cases across Greater Manchester though infections remain high, according to the latest data.
READ MORE: Man burst into bathroom as woman desperately tried to call 999 for help in sickening attack The iGAS infections remain rare but are currently higher than we see in a typical year. So far this season there have been 1,675 iGAS cases across all age groups, compared to 2,967 across the whole of the last comparably high season in 2017 to 2018.
This season, there have been 211 deaths across all age groups in England, according to UKHSA. This figure includes 30 children under 18 in England. In 2017-2018, there were 355 deaths in total including 27 deaths in children under 18.People should call a doctor if they or someone close experience any of the scarlet fever symptoms including:
"Early treatment of scarlet fever with antibiotics is important to reduce the risk of a more serious infection and transmission to others. Children should stay off school or nursery and adults should stay off work for 24 hours after antibiotics have started.
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