CALGARY — The number of E. coli cases linked to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares continues to rise, but doctors say there are fewer patients in hospital with serious complications.
There were 310 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection as of Wednesday. The outbreak at 11 Calgary daycares was declared Sept. 4.
Seven patients were on peritoneal dialysis, which is a way to remove waste products from the blood and a treatment for kidney failure. "If we're able to continue to contain that secondary spread, we should be through the largest hump now and see potentially some increase in case numbers … as tests come back," said Principi."But in terms of sick children and people, we should be at the tail end.""I want to stress that the closure orders were rescinded only after Alberta Health Services determined that the facilities are safe environments for children and staff," Dr.
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