FURTHER tests are being carried out to establish the infection which caused the death of tragic Kirsty Moss. Kirsty, aged nine, of Sandyhills, Great Lever, died in the casualty department of the Royal Bolton Hospital on Monday - hours after seeing her family doctor. A post mortem examination was carried out yesterday but the results of samples are still awaited.
Health chiefs have described the schoolgirl's death as a "terrible tragedy" but are stressing that her death does not pose a danger to any other children.
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