CDC: Death Toll Is Now 9 in Bacterial Outbreak Linked to Recalled Deli Meat

‘Recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,’ the CDC said.

Boar's Head meats are displayed at a Safeway store in San Rafael, Calif., on July 31, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

At least nine people have died in connection with a listeria bacterial outbreak from Boar’s Head deli meats that led to a major recall across the United States, federal health officials said in an update last week.

The new food poisoning deaths include two in South Carolina and one each in New York, New Mexico, Florida, and Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update on Aug. 28. Three deaths were previously confirmed in Virginia, Illinois, and New Jersey, officials said.