News Romaine lettuce warning: CDC says E. coli outbreak has sickened 32 people in 11 states November 20, 2018 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Comments Off on Romaine lettuce warning: CDC says E. coli outbreak has sickened 32 people in 11 states At least 32 people in 11 states have gotten sick from the same strain of E. coli contaminating romaine lettuce, the CDC said in a warning.