Invasive meningococcal disease incidence in England declined from 1.93/100,000 persons (1,016 cases) in 2010-11 to 0.95/100,000 (530 cases) in 2018-19 and 0.74/100,000 in 2019-20 (419 cases). During national lockdown for the coronavirus disease pandemic (April-August 2020), incidence was 75% lower than during April-August 2019.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; England; Neisseria meningitidis; SARS-CoV2; United Kingdom; bacteria; bacterial co-infections; case fatality rate; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; meningococcal disease; meningococcal vaccines; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.