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Visting Penn State Student Dies of Meningitis

By: WTAJ NEWS
Updated: February 7, 2013
STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY - The West Chester University student who visited Penn State over the weekend has died of Meningitis.

Sean Casey died Wednesday night. He was admitted to Chester County Hospital on February 4th with Meningococcal Meningitis. 

Casey was on Penn State's University Park campus Friday February 1st through 3rd for a conference. 

Health officials with Penn State say only a small group of students were in close contact with Casey, those students are being treated with antibiotic therapy.

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2013 Penn State Football Schedule

Aug. 31 vs. Syracuse (at New Meadowlands Stadium; East Rutherford, N.J.)
Sept. 7 -  EASTERN MICHIGAN
Sept. 14 - Central Florida
Sept. 21 - KENT STATE
Oct. 5 at Indiana
Oct. 12 - MICHIGAN
Oct. 26 at Ohio State
Nov. 2 - ILLINOIS
Nov. 9 at Minnesota
Nov. 16 - PURDUE
Nov. 23 - NEBRASKA
Nov. 30 at Wisconsin

 
 
 
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