E. coli

St. Charles County officials are investigating 10 cases of E. coli infection but have said they don’t yet know the source of the illnesses.

Lab workers in Jefferson City sequenced the genome of E. coli samples from the St. Louis County-based outbreak and found they matched those in Indiana, Kansas, South Dakota and other states.

St. Louis County health officials said those affected by the bacterial infection attended four events hosted or catered by Andre’s Banquets and Catering.

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health confirmed 69 cases of E. coli since last week's outbreak at Rockwood Summit High School. A dozen people were hospitalized.

St. Louis County Health Department officials say they’re still determining the cause of the infections and couldn’t give further details about where the event took place.

The four cases are included in an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 70 people around the country.

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