Cork schoolgirl is fourth child to die with Strep A infection

Saoirse O’Sullivan, a fourth class pupil at Scoil Naomh Iosaf in Riverstown, Glanmire, died on Monday

Health chiefs confirmed that Cork girl Saoirse O’Sullivan had contracted Strep A prior to her death on Monday. Stock picture 

A young girl from Glanmire in Cork has become the fourth child to die this year from a rare form of the bacterial infection Strep A. 

HSE chief clinical officer Colm Henry has said the deaths of four children in Ireland have now been linked to Streptococcus A. However, Dr Henry stressed that most children who contract the infection will have a mild illness that can be treated with antibiotics.