Calgary daycares begin reopening after E. coli outbreak
Three daycares with no links to the Calgary E. coli outbreak reopened on Monday, but parents are left angry and without answers about what happened to their kids.
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Three daycares with no links to the Calgary E. coli outbreak reopened on Monday, but parents are left angry and without answers about what happened to their kids.
As of Monday, 231 lab-confirmed cases were linked to the outbreak, with 26 in hospital – 25 kids and an adult – and 21 kids developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
Nearly a dozen Calgary daycares that share a central kitchen have reported an outbreak of E.coli, but the exact source of the bacteria remains unknown.
Alberta Health Services says there are now 96 laboratory-confirmed cases due to the outbreak, which is up from 56 on Tuesday.
The number of lab-confirmed cases linked to a E. coli outbreak in Calgary-area daycares has nearly doubled from the 56 reported Tuesday to 96 as of Wednesday afternoon.