Meningitis Cases And Death Numbers Grow

The death toll for the fungal meningitis outbreak is up to 28 nationwide. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday that three more patients have died after contracting fungal meningitis from potentially tainted steroid injections. According to the CDC, two of the new deaths were in Michigan, which now has reported seven fatalities, and one in Tennessee which has confirmed 11 deaths; the two states have been the hardest hit by the outbreak, first discovered in Tennessee late last month. Seven new cases of the infection have been reported after the steroid was injected into a joint such as a knee, hip, shoulder or elbow, bringing the total number of infections across the U.S to 363