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- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports 13 confirmed cases of invasive meningitis in Kent and 11 seriously ill, with two deaths.
- Two deaths include a University of Kent student and a year 13 pupil from Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School.
- Health officials are providing antibiotics to close contacts and urge those who visited Club Chemistry in Canterbury on March 5–7 to seek treatment.
- The University of Kent cancels in-person assessments.
