Two young people have died amid an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in southern England, with 11 other cases also confirmed.
The outbreak is linked to student populations in the city of Canterbury, Kent, according to a statement from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) sent to CNN on Monday.
One of the victims was a high school student at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham. “We are all absolutely devastated,” Headteacher Amelia McIlroy said in a statement sent to CNN on Monday.
In a statement published online Sunday, the University of Kent confirmed that one of its students had died during the outbreak, adding that it was “deeply saddened.”
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