Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak Has Spread To Six States

The E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants has now caused 45 cases of illness across six states, according to the CDC. Sixteen of those ill individuals have been hospitalized. The outbreak, first announced at the beginning of the month, was previously only linked to 11 restaurants in Washington state and Oregon. The CDC confirms illnesses in California, Minnesota, New York and Ohio are linked to this outbreak based on laboratory tests. Last week the agency said a case in Minnesota was not linked to this outbreak but now there are two linked cases from that state.