88 now sick with Salmonella linked to Fayettville Holiday Inn

The number of salmonella cases in Fayetteville continues to rise, with a total of 88 people showing symptoms of the bacterial infection, Cumberland County health officials said Tuesday.

WRAL reports the number marks an increase from 51 cases reported Holiday-Inn-FAYETTEVILLE-BORDEAUX-Hotel-Exterior-6Friday and 16 first reported Tuesday. Five people have been hospitalized.

All of the patients reported eating at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, and health officials are asking anyone who ate or drank at the hotel since May 1 to be aware of symptoms, including diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.

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