An outbreak of meningitis in the Assin South District of the Central Region (CR) has led to the death of two persons.
About thirteen more suspected cases, picked from the Nyankumasi Ahenkro Senior High School, have been quarantined at the Abura Dunkwa District Hospital for treatment.
The Daily Graphic reported on Thursday, 20 February 2020 that the Deputy Central Regional Director of Health Services Director, Dr. Kwabena Sarpong, who made this known, said the thirteen samples had been sent to the laboratory for further testing.
He noted that the students and teachers in the school have been screened. Kwabena has advised the public not to be afraid and to report to the hospital on time when they have any health condition.
– APA
