date:Aug 07, 2012
The number of victims in the outbreak is up from 33 people in 7 states as of July 23. According to CDC, the states with reported illnesses are Maine (1), Massachusetts (3), New Hampshire (2), New York (18), Rhode Island (2), Vermont (11), Virginia (2), and West Virginia (1). Of the known victims, 11 have been hospitalized and none have died.
CDC said that a multi-agency investigation has implicated ground beef produced by Cargill Meat Solutions at a single production facility is the likely sour