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Meningitis Death Toll in the Hoosier State Climbs to Four

By Nina Settappa
By Scott Sarvay

Meningitis Death Toll in the Hoosier State Climbs to Four

November 5, 2012 Updated Nov 5, 2012 at 6:37 PM EDT

INDIANA (www.incnow.tv) - The number of meningitis cases in the Hoosier state continues to rise and so does the number of deaths.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there have been 51 confirmed cases in the state.

There have been a total of four deaths from the disease in the state. Three have been linked to a clinic in Elkhart County.

A clinic in Fort Wayne received the medication, but did not administer it.



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