Cases of bacterial meningitis in Kent, England, have risen to 29, up from 27 Thursday as health officials try to contain the outbreak.

Health secretary Wes Streeting is considering expanding the existing schedule to age groups beyond infants, such as teenagers.

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Twenty people are now either confirmed or suspected to have the disease. A 21-year-old university student and a sixth form pupil have died in the outbreak.

The number of meningitis cases reported in a deadly outbreak linked to a nightclub in southeast England rose from 29 to 34, ...