A hospital in Kent admitted an "indefensible" delay in reporting suspected meningitis to the UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA).[1] The law requires immediate reporting of suspected acute meningitis without waiting for laboratory confirmation.[1] This was not the case in the first outbreak in Kent, which affected dozens of young people and resulted in deaths.[1] This delayed UKHSA's investigation and contacting close contacts of the patients.[1] The meningitis B outbreak in Kent has passed its peak, with no new cases reported for the past five days.[1] As of March 24, 20 laboratory cases of invasive meningococcal disease and 2 other suspected cases have been confirmed, for a total of 22 cases.[1] The UKHSA is continuing its investigations and has confirmed that the Bexsero vaccine provides protection against the identified strain.[1] By March 20, 23 laboratory cases and 11 suspected cases had been confirmed, for a total of 34, with two deaths.[1]