The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) issued an update about a community outbreak of meningococcal which they say is continuing to spread in Eastern Virginia. Out of the 12 cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), three patients have died from complications.
Officials are saying these deaths might indicate that the strain is more severe than first thought. All three deaths occurred within the first week of contracting IMD. VDH warns that IMD is still spreading in Virginia and bordering states.
