According to the latest data, out of 61 patients for whom data is available, 22 people were hospitalized due to an outbreak of E. coli bacteria, which causes the hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Two of them are in critical condition, which may lead to kidney failure.
An outbreak claimed the life of one person, an older man in Colorado. A total of 22 hospitalizations and one fatality have been registered.
Health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 42 people, who had contact with the infected, reported visiting McDonald's restaurant locations.
McDonald's shares fell more than 2.9% after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday a sharp increase in cases of fatal E. coli related to food items at their locations, which led to 75 reported cases in 13 states. An investigation is ongoing into the source of the bacterial outbreak.