(CNN) Pharmacist Barry Cadden was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday after his facility caused at least 76 deaths in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak. More than 700 people in 20 states were diagnosed with fungal meningitis and other infections after receiving contaminated medication from Cadden's facility in 2012. The outbreak was the largest public health crisis caused by a pharmaceutical product, according to a statement from acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb. In a filing on June 22, the prosecution placed the number of deaths caused by Cadden at 76, making it the deadliest meningitis outbreak in US history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had officially announced 64 deaths, but "they stopped counting a year after the outbreak," said Christina Sterling, acting US Attorney spokeswoman.

Source: CNN June 27, 2017 00:22 UTC