{"id":445965,"date":"2017-12-11T17:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/confirmed-koforidua-secondary-technical-student-died-of-meningitis\/"},"modified":"2017-12-11T17:30:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T17:30:40","slug":"confirmed-koforidua-secondary-technical-student-died-of-meningitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/11\/confirmed-koforidua-secondary-technical-student-died-of-meningitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed: Koforidua Secondary Technical student died of meningitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 11 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-11<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/50040048.295.jpg\" alt=\"Koforidua Sec Tech3\" title=\"Koforidua Sec Tech3\" width=\"295\" height=\"181\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Yaw Dennis was confirmed died on Friday morning at the  Eastern Regional  Hospital<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513013440_471_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A form two student at the Koforidua Secondary Technical School (SECTEC), has died of meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Regional correspondent, Kofi Siaw, confirmed on Asempa FM\u2019s Ekosii Sen Monday that the student, Yaw Dennis died Friday morning at the Regional Government Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Sources in the school, according to Kofi Siaw indicated that, the deceased continued to complain to his friends of severe fever and body weakness about a week ago after he took part in the School\u2019s 50th-anniversary float last week but his condition worsened and later complained of a stiff neck.<\/p>\n<p>He was sent to the hospital by some of his classmates on Thursday at the knowledge of school authorities.<\/p>\n<p>He died shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>His classmates quickly went to the School to inform management of the cause of the death of the student to enable them take proactive steps.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kofi Siaw, health officials have begun rolling out measures to avoid a spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Siaw said there is calm in the school with the students and teachers going about their normal activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Health Director, Dr Mrs Charity Sarfo, they are closely monitoring at least 22 students who had close contact with the deceased person before he died.<\/p>\n<p>There are fears the 22 may be going through an incubation period of bacterial meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese 22 students are being followed up to ensure that should they also develop any such symptoms they will be picked up and given the necessary treatment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 57 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 11 December 2017 Source: adomonline.com 2017-12-11 Yaw Dennis was confirmed died on Friday morning at the Eastern Regional Hospital A form two student at the Koforidua Secondary Technical School (SECTEC), has died of meningitis. 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