CDC reports 49 cases and says 10 people hospitalized from sandwich-related outbreak that spans 10 states

An E coli outbreak that resulted in at least one death has been linked to McDonald’s “Quarter Pounder” hamburgers, US public health authorities said on Tuesday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there have been 49 cases in this discount sandwich-related outbreak which spans 10 states. Ten people have been hospitalized in this onset of cases.