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Mourning in Patras: The 16-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with meningitis has died

The teenager had been in the ICU since October - she had fainted during class

Newsroom December 4 05:32

The 16-year-old girl from Patra had been diagnosed with meningitis.

The student had fainted in the area where the 2nd and 6th P.E.A.L.s are co-located and was diagnosed with meningococcal type B. According to tempo24.news, the teenager passed away on Wednesday (4/12) after more than a month of hospitalization in the ICU. The news of her death has plunged her family, friends, and classmates into mourning.

It is recalled that the 16-year-old girl had fainted on October 24 during a lesson in a school complex housing the 6th and 2nd EPAL Patras. The girl was taken by ambulance to the hospital, underwent examinations, and was found to be suffering from meningitis.

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