E. coli outbreak spreads, Wendy’s cooperating with CDC – By Titus Wu (The Columbus Dispatch) / Sept 6, 2022
At least two dozen Ohioans are or have recently become ill from E. coli, and the latest outbreak is spreading to other states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The bacteria, which typically spreads through contaminated food, still hasn’t been tied to a definitive source, the CDC said, but many of the affected people have reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants.
Of the 24 Ohio cases, 19 were in the following counties: Wood (7), Lorain (3), Cuyahoga (2), Lucas (2), Mahoning (2), Clermont (1), Franklin (1), and Summit (1). The USA Today Network Ohio Bureau has reached out to the Ohio Department of Health on where the five additional cases are located.
At least four have been hospitalized, the health department said previously, and no deaths have been reported so far. The individuals in Ohio include those with ages from 8 to 82 years old. There are at least 11 men and eight women.
