Overview

• LAGuS reported 16 new infections on Tuesday, raising Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s total from 62 to 78.
• Fifteen patients have developed haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, with many severe cases occurring in children.
• Of the state’s cases, 21 are genetically tied to the outbreak strain and 57 remain suspected pending laboratory confirmation.
• Authorities attribute 89 infections nationwide to the current cluster centered in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• Investigators say tracing grows harder with time despite sequencing, interviews and targeted food and environmental testing, and they stress hygiene given multiple transmission routes and up to 10 days’ incubation.