From CNN

(CNN) -- There are now 95 cases of E. coli in as many as 20 states, a government source has told CNN.

Here is the updated case counts by state from the Centers for Disease Control: California (1), Connecticut (2), Idaho (3), Indiana (4), Kentucky (3), Maine (2), Michigan (6), Minnesota (1), New Mexico (5), Nevada (1), New York (7), Ohio (7), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (1), Utah (11), Virginia (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin (30), West Virginia (1). Total: 95

Of those, one has died (in Wisconsin) and 29 are hospitalized. (Posted 6:35 p.m.)

11 in Utah. Makes me glad I hate spinach.

California (1)

Damn. I love spinach. If it were thoroughly cooked, say, sag or palak paneer, would that kill the E. coli., or is it better just to abstain completely?

eta: Mmmm, Teppy's spicy brains. Maybe I do have one mild kink after all.

JZ, personally, and it's just me, being pregnant**, I would abstain.

And don't eat the spinach either.

**JZ who is pregnant, not me.

If I'm case #1 for MD, y'all can yell at me. But it is cooked within an inch of its greeness and I've had the bag longer than most people keep their produce (bought last week) so presumably it would have hit earlier, right? And I really fucking wanted spinach, ok?!

Plus, I'll drink some booze.

30 in Wisconsin!!

And (so far) - zero right next door to both WI and IA.

I went to Subway for lunch and yes, indeed, the spinach was gone.

Cooked usually kills e-coli. Though if it was bagged spinache I'd still skip it - cause you really don't want to eat even dead e-coli. Don't know how many toxins would already be in the bag - but there is an ick factor there.

Heat does kill e.coli, but I'm with Aims for erring on the side of caution while pregnant.

Does anyone here speak Boy?

No. Whaddya need incorrectly translated?

...He means what he's saying.