New numbers show McDonald’s visits across the country have dropped amid the E. coli outbreak

SOUTH COLORADO — New numbers show visits to McDonald’s were down 10% nationwide and 33% in Colorado last week, according to placer.aia company that tracks foot traffic to restaurants and retail stores.

This followed an E. coli outbreak that killed people across the country and killed one person in western Colorado.

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One person has died in an E. coli outbreak linked to a McDonald’s in Colorado

The outbreak is linked to a Colorado Springs facility of food distributor Taylor Farms.

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On Sunday, McDonald’s officials said all contaminated products linked to the outbreak had been removed from the supply chain and restaurants.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture found that the company’s beef patties, which are used to make the Quarter Pounder, tested negative for E. coli.

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The Colorado Department of Agriculture says no E. Coli bacteria has been found in McDonald’s beef

McDonald’s says it will start selling Quarter Pounders again this week in all of its restaurants.

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‘It was chaotic’: Former UCCS leader files federal complaint against school after fatal campus shooting

In the wake of the fatal shooting at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) in February, a former school principal filed a federal complaint against the university, alleging that the school was unprepared for the crisis.

‘It was chaotic’: Former UCCS leader files federal complaint against school after fatal shooting

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