Money E. coli outbreak in five states spreads, sickens 96 — 24 more than CDC’s original report April 10, 2019 Ben Tobin, USA TODAY Comments Off on E. coli outbreak in five states spreads, sickens 96 — 24 more than CDC’s original report The outbreak, begun in March, has spread across five states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia and Georgia. Eleven people have been hospitalized.