Money E. coli outbreak linked to California romaine lettuce expands with more than 100 ill December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY Comments Off on E. coli outbreak linked to California romaine lettuce expands with more than 100 ill 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.