National Multistate Count Reaches 9,481 Across 17 States; Maine, Massachusetts Added

CDC's official multistate outbreak count linked to Taylor Farms de México lettuce reaches 9,481 illnesses across 17 states, with Maine and Massachusetts newly added, 398 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths. Michigan's own state dashboard separately shows 13,909 cumulative cases and 314 hospitalizations — a discrepancy CDC attributes to differing counting criteria between the federal multistate case definition and state-level surveillance totals.