Georgia is now included in the states impacted by the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting three more states with people sickened by the tainted lettuce. They are Georgia, Colorado and South Dakota.

Brittany Behm with the CDC in Atlanta says, “We have 84 people now reported ill from 19 states linked to this E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.”

Behm adds that 42 people have ended up in the hospital including nine with kidney failure. So far, no deaths have been reported.

The search for the source of the outbreak is ongoing.

The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration say the Yuma, Arizona growing region is the source, but no farm has been identified.

The CDC urges consumers not to eat any romaine lettuce from the Yuma area including all kinds of lettuce, whether chopped, whole-head or in a salad mix.

If you have any doubt, then toss it out.