Three more people have been hospitalized from a possible Salmonella outbreak in the community, but the cause of the outbreak remains under investigation.

The Estill County Health Department released the latest numbers on Tuesday.

Currently the health department has received reports of 75 people in Estill County who have experienced gastrointestinal illness. 51 of those cases have tested positive for Salmonella.

The county is still waiting on a number of test results before those numbers will be final.

Eleven people in the county have been hospitalized with symptoms and suspected Salmonella poisoning.

The Estill County Health Department says they are continuing to investigate the outbreak to minimize future transmission, stop the spread of the disease and hopefully determine a source or cause.