An 18-year-old resident of Bærum was admitted to hospital on 6 August with meningococcal meningitis.

Rikshospitalet reported on 8 August that he died of the disease. The 18-year-old participated in a Russian event on the island of Ios in Greece in week 30 together with approx. 500-600 other young people from next year’s Russian cohort in Asker, Bærum, Oslo and Nordre Follo. The Institute of Public Health (FHI) is in contact with these municipalities.