Australia NewsSouth Australian Newborn Dies of Meningococcal DiseaseSavePrintThe Reactivating the Repat Hospital in Adelaide, Australia on March 11, 2020. Tracey Nearmy/Getty ImagesAAP11/8/2020|Updated: 11/8/2020A newborn baby from Adelaide has died in hospital after contracting meningococcal disease.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesScott Morrison Among the 830 Australians Recognised in 2025 King’s Birthday Honours ListJun 08, 2025‘Haven’t Given Up’: Australian Minister Seeks Tariff BreakthroughJun 07, 2025Housemates Charged with Murder of Missing Bundaberg TeenJun 05, 2025‘A Great Privilege’: Meninga Locked in as Perth CoachJun 05, 2025Related TopicsmeningitisSouth Australiababy dies