E. coli cases climb to 104 in deadly outbreak linked to slivered onions served at McDonald's

14 Nov 2024, 08:08 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A deadly E. coli outbreak connected to slivered onions served in McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers across the country has sickened at least 104 people, federal health officials said.

The updated figure was announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. The federal health authority said the cases were reported in 14 states.