CUMBERLAND COUNTY REPORTS 3 MORE MENINGITIS CASES

Three more cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in Cumberland County, taking their total cases to 16. Two men, ages 82 an 53 reportedly received possibly tainted steroid injections at Premier Orthopedic Surgical Associates in Vineland. A 62 year-old woman got her steroid injection at South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Vineland, where all three patients are currently being treated. There have been 285 cases of fungal meningitis in 16 states, with 23 deaths reported.