11:57 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Update with McDonald's response to a request for comment.)

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 26 new E. coli cases potentially linked to McDonald's (MCD) Quarter Pounders have been reported, bringing the total to 75.

The CDC also said the outbreak has resulted in 12 new hospitalizations, bringing that total to 22, and three new states have reported cases for a total of 13. No new deaths were reported, according to the agency.

"More illnesses have been reported and everyone interviewed continues to report eating at McDonald's before their illness started," the CDC said. "The most recent illness started on October 10."

McDonald's declined to comment to MT Newswires.

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