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Sixth-form pupil second person to die from Kent meningitis outbreak, MP says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 March 2026

Year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting disease, while 11 people are seriously ill in hospital

A school pupil has been confirmed as the second person to have died after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, an MP has said.

Over the weekend it was reported that a University of Kent student was one of two people to have died after contracting the disease, while 11 more people were seriously ill in hospital.

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Sixth-form pupil second person to die from Kent meningitis outbreak, MP says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 March 2026

Year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting disease, while 11 people are seriously ill in hospital

A school pupil has been confirmed as the second person to have died after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, an MP has said.

Over the weekend it was reported that a University of Kent student was one of two people to have died after contracting the disease, while 11 more people were seriously ill in hospital.

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Sixth-form pupil second person to die from Kent meningitis outbreak, MP says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 16 March 2026

Year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting disease, while 11 people are seriously ill in hospital

A school pupil has been confirmed as the second person to have died after an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, an MP has said.

Over the weekend it was reported that a University of Kent student was one of two people to have died after contracting the disease, while 11 more people were seriously ill in hospital.