Overview
- At least 64 infections have been confirmed across 22 states, including 20 hospitalizations and no reported deaths.
- Illness onset dates range from June 21 to Nov. 28, according to federal data.
- Interviews show 20 of 27 sick people, or about 74%, ate raw oysters in the week before they became ill.
- Pennsylvania reports 10 cases, New York 7, New Jersey and Virginia 6 each, and Georgia 4, with smaller totals in other states.
- The CDC urges cooking oysters before eating, cautions that lemon or hot sauce do not kill germs, and notes reported numbers may grow as testing links more cases.