The family of a sixth-form pupil who died from meningitis in Kent say they are "beyond devasted". Health officials have identified the strain behind some cases in the deadly outbreak. Follow the latest.

A BABY girl has become the youngest person to fall ill amid the deadly meningitis outbreak that has been declared a national incident. Nine-month-old Nala-Rose Fletcher is being treated in

One University of Kent student is confirmed to have died as of Sunday, March 15, a spokesperson for the college told PEOPLE

Two young people have died in the outbreak, and two more cases have been identified. Four of the 15 confirmed cases are Meningitis B.

University student and sixth-form pupil die after outbreak of ‘invasive’ meningitis in Kent - At least 13 cases of the virus have been reported to health officials

A Kent woman has shared her harrowing experience with bacterial meningitis as two people died following an outbreak in the county, including an 18-year-old and a University of Kent student

BBC South East understands that a further 11 people from the Canterbury area are currently in hospital and reported to be seriously ill. It is understood that most are aged between 18 and 21 and a number are students at the university.

"I woke up in the morning and I literally thought I had a cold. I booked a doctor's appointment because my throat was hurting and I thought 'is it a cold? Is it tonsillitis?'"