A third nursing home resident in
Florence died on Thursday in a suspected fatal food poisoning
case, investigative sources said.
Two other patients of the care home died on Monday while a
fourth person is in critical condition at the local Careggi
Hospital.
The deaths are suspected to be linked to a meal all four people
ate at the nursing home before getting sick on Monday.
The meals were reportedly cooked at another nursing home in the
area of Florence which has been temporarily closed following the
incident.
The State Attorney's Office in Florence and local health
authority ASL Central Tuscany are investigating the incident.
The health authority is looking at 114 cases of gastroenteritis
among residents in four care homes Florence and the surrounding
province.
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