Definition: Generate an explanation for the given claim using the provided supporting material from the paragraph. Please consider the following points while generating an output. 1) The claim will always have supporting proof in the paragraph, and the paragraph will have a clear point of view supporting the claim. 2) There can be instances where direct correlation to the claim is not available. Make use of the sentences in the paragraph to provide a corresponding output supporting the claim. 3) The explanation should be at least one and at most twelve sentences long.
Input: Paragraph: News outlets report the Macon County Public Health Department announced Wednesday that a second death within the past three weeks is also suspected to be caused by the disease. That death is still under investigation. No further details were provided, with the department citing privacy laws. County officials say preventative antibiotics are being given to those who came in close contact with people infected with the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. They're working with the state Division of Public Health to help contain the outbreak. Officials say anyone experiencing symptoms of bacterial meningitis, which include sudden fever, severed headache, a stiff neck and stomach pain, should go to the emergency room. Macon County is in western North Carolina. Claim: 1 confirmed bacterial meningitis death in North Carolina.
Output:
Authorities in a North Carolina county have confirmed that a recent death was caused by bacterial meningitis.