Money E. coli outbreak linked to California romaine lettuce expands with more than 100 sick December 4, 2019December 5, 2019Kelly Tyko, USA TODAYComments Off on E. coli outbreak linked to California romaine lettuce expands with more than 100 sick More than 100 people in 23 states have been infected with a strain of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce harvested in Salinas, Calif., the CDC said.