Federal health officials added 1,821 laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora cases to the national count in a single weekly update, bringing the domestic total to 15,716 since the season opened on May 1. The figures come from the CDC cyclosporiasis surveillance page, which was reviewed and republished on August 18 with data current through August 17. The previous posting, which covered data through August 10, listed 13,895 cases.
Hospitalizations rose to 828, an increase of 88 from the previous posting, and the agency continues to list two deaths, both reported in Michigan. Cases have now been reported by 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
