Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause disease

The Kent meningitis outbreak may have reached its peak after only two new cases were reported by officials on Friday.

The UK Health and Security Agency said that as of 12.30pm on Thursday, there were 18 confirmed and 11 probable cases of meningitis linked to the Kent outbreak, taking the total number of people with the disease to 29. Of the confirmed cases, 13 were meningitis B.