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Yet another meningitis death

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has recorded yet another death in the Capital due to meningococcemia, taking to ten the toll since the beginning of this year.

The total number of meningococcemia cases has gone up to 56.

According to a senior official of the civic body, 31 of the cases are from Delhi and 25 from neighbouring States.

The meningococcemia symptoms include fever, rashes on the body, severe headache, stiff neck and nausea.

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