Deadly meningitis outbreak increases to 91 cases

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, Oct 8: US health officials on Sunday reported an additional 27 cases in a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that has killed seven people and now infected 91 in nine states. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the new total of 91 cases in an update on its website, up from 64 on Saturday. Most of the new cases were reported in Michigan, where the total increased to 20 from eight. Virginia’s total increased to 18 from 11. (agencies)