Of those cases, 158 live in England, 31 in Scotland, 17 in Wales and 16 in Northern Ireland.
Most are under five years old and had diarrhoea and nausea followed by jaundice - yellowing of the skin or eyes.
A surge in cases has also been detected in countries around the world. BBC News
See also:
- Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation UK Health Security Agency
- Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children - Multi-country World Health Organization
- Hepatitis: Mum's fear for girl, 4, in mystery virus outbreak BBC News
- Another 36 cases of mysterious hepatitis have been recorded, but no new deaths The Daily Mail
- Hepatitis cases now being investigated in children over 10 The Daily Telegraph
- Mystery continues over liver failure in children across the world Metro
- WHO says 650 probable cases of acute child hepatitis reported so far Reuters
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