Tennessee state health officials say they can see the "light at the end of the tunnel" for the Meningitis outbreak. The CDC says the main risk for a patient's death is within 42 days after the injection. Here in Tennessee only a few hundred patients are within that time frame. All of them will be beyond the danger zone by November 8th. Health Officials also say they are getting better at identifying the infection earlier. Nine people in Tennessee have died due to tainted steroid injections to relieve back pain. There are a total of 70 cases in the state. Nationally, 24 people have died with 317 total cases. The tainted medicine came from a drug compounding company near Boston. The New England Compounding Center  has now closed down and recalled all its medicine.TN Health Officials: Encouraging News on the Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Wednesday, October 24 2012, 10:14 PM CDT