CDC announces new cases connected to E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s onions

DENVER ( KDVR ) — The Centers for Disease Control reported 15 new cases of E. coli Wednesday linked to an outbreak in fresh onions used on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders , including two new cases in Colorado.

That brings the total number of infected individuals to 90, with 27 hospitalizations, up from 75 cases with 22 hospitalizations. The death of a Mesa County resident in their 80s with underlying health concerns remains the only fatality linked to this outbreak.

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Additionally, two people have developed “hemolytic uremic syndrome,” which can be a complication of E. coli food poisoning. The Food and Drug Administration reported Wednesday that the Mesa County death was not due to HUS.

HUS is a blood disorder characterized by kidney injury and low platelet counts, according to the Cleveland Clinic. One of the two people who have developed this disorder is a 15-year-old girl from Mesa County, who was life-flighted to Children’s Hospital Colorado on Oct. 17 and placed on dialysis.

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