Total number of Meningitis cases from tainted shots now stands at 137 nationwide
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Posted: 10/10/2012
(WXYZ) - The CDC now says that there are 137 cases of Meningitis that have been linked to contaminated epidural steroid injections across the country.
There's is also another confirmed death, bringing the nationwide total to 12. The new confirmed death occurred in Florida and is that state's first confirmed fatality.
In Michigan the total number of cases has jumped from 25 to 28 since yesterday.
The state with the most confirmed cases remains Tennessee, where there are currently 44 confirmed cases. That's up from a total of 39 yesterday.
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