Officials Say Some Patients Showing ‘Severe Symptoms’ in Calgary Daycare Outbreak

The entrance to the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

An Alberta health official says some of the 22 patients in hospital after an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares have severe symptoms.

Alberta Health Services says there are now 96 laboratory-confirmed cases due to the outbreak, which is up from 56 on Tuesday.