Santa Cruz County closes Capitola Beach amid child E. coli cases
Health officials in Santa Cruz County are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nine children from the county and nearby Bay Area counties.
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What happened
Health officials in Santa Cruz County are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nine children from the county and nearby Bay Area counties. The outbreak is tied to likely exposures at Capitola Beach, which remains closed while the investigation continues. The latest count shows four cases among Santa Cruz County residents and five among children living in other Bay Area counties.
Why it matters
The closure keeps the popular beach off-limits while health officials work to pin down how the children were exposed.
Timeline
- Nov 11, 12:49 PM ET: Capitola Beach was closed as health officials investigated an E. coli outbreak, with nine children from Santa Cruz County and other Bay Area counties reported sick.
- Nov 11, 3:07 PM ET: The beach was described as closed indefinitely due to the public health investigation.
- Nov 12, 10:22 AM ET: The county's Public Health Department was notified of nine cases, all involving children: four involving Santa Cruz County residents and five involving children in other Bay Area counties.
Coverage
- Popular California beach closed amid E. coli outbreak (Hailey Branson-Potts)
- Santa Cruz County's Capitola Beach closed as 9 children get E. Coli (Los Angeles Times)
- Santa Cruz county beach closed due to E. coli outbreak (eastbaytimes.com)
- Capitola Beach shut down after E. coli outbreak sickens 9 children (sfgate.com)
- Capitola Beach near Santa Cruz closed after 9 children sickened in E. coli outbreak (CBS News)
- Capitola Beach closed as officials investigate E. coli outbreak involving 9 children (ksbw.com)
- Another outbreak of E. coli rocks California as nine kids struck and popular beach shut down (New York Post)
- Nine children sickened in E. coli outbreak tied to Northern California beach (Sacramento Bee)
- Capitola Beach closed after 9 children sickened by E. coli outbreak: health officials (abc7news.com)
- Pumpkin farm E. coli outbreak in California has killed a toddler
- Death reported in San Luis Obispo County E. coli outbreak
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