2 more die from food poisoning

EDINBURGH - Two more people have died in the Scottish food poisoning outbreak which has now claimed 15 lives, health officials…

EDINBURGH - Two more people have died in the Scottish food poisoning outbreak which has now claimed 15 lives, health officials said yesterday. Lanarkshire Health Board said a 76-year-old man and a 78- year-old woman died yesterday evening at Monklands District General Hospital, in Airdrie. A spokesman also said that 178 people in the area were now confirmed as suffering from the E coli infection, an increase of 15 on Wednesday.

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