Alberta Health Services (AHS) says as of Wednesday morning, the number of confirmed cases of E. coli connected to 11 Calgary daycares and a common kitchen between them is 310.
Hemolytic uremic syndrome developed in 20 patients, seven of whom are on dialysis.Eighteen secondary transmissions have occurred, all within households linked to the outbreak, which AHS says is good news and shows the outbreak has remained well-contained by those affected.
"My colleagues at the Alberta Children's Hospital and all the hospitals throughout the Calgary Zone are doing all they can to treat these patients and help them return to their health," she said.AHS also said Wednesday that, at this point, the closure orders for all 11 daycares have been rescinded and they can reopen at their discretion.
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