University student and sixth-form pupil die after outbreak of ‘invasive’ meningitis in Kent

A university student and a year 13 pupil have died following an outbreak of “invasive” meningitis in Kent.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was notified of 13 cases of bacterial infection invasive meningococcal disease, with signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, in the Canterbury area between Friday and Sunday, with two people known to have died.