The number of cases linked to a meningitis outbreak in Kent has fallen after a number of infections were downgraded following further tests.
The UK Health and Security Agency said the total number of confirmed and suspected cases was now 29, down from 34 on Saturday.
Dr Sherine Thomas, infectious diseases consultant at UKHSA, said it was possible that further cases could be downgraded in the coming days but said “we continue to remain vigilant for new cases”.
She said it was reassuring that so many young people had come forward for antibiotics and vaccination, with 9,000 jabs and over 12,000 courses of preventative treatments now handed out.
Health chiefs have suggested the peak of the meningitis B outbreak, described as “unprecedented” because of the large number of cases linked to a “superspreader” event at a Canterbury nightclub, has passed, but said cases may continue to rise in the coming days.
Officials said secondary cases could involve people who were not infected at the nightclub, but caught the illness from someone who was there.
