article_snippet: More than 1,200 cases of scarlet fever have been reported since the start of 2015, with ‘steep increases’ across the country, say health officials .
article_snippet: More than 1,200 cases of scarlet fever have been reported since the start of 2015, with ‘steep increases’ across the country, say health officials.
article_snippet: Some 1,265 new cases have been recorded in Public Health England in the first six weeks of the year, with over 300 cases reported last week, according to data from Public Health England (PHE).
article_snippet: Officials say the number is above typical levels for the high season of scarlet fever between March and April.
article_snippet: Last year in Public Health England, over 14,000 cases of scarlet fever were recorded, the highest total since the late 1960s.
highlights_snippet: More than 1,200 cases of scarlet fever reported since beginning of 2015 .
  
highlights_snippet: Public Health England revealed more than 300 were found last week .
  
highlights_snippet: Officials say the number is above typical levels for the high season .