SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An 87-year-old who was linked to the Miguel's Cocina E. coli outbreak has died, according to the county.
According to the county, the individual had "multiple comorbidities."
"The County can confirm that an 87-year-old with multiple comorbidities who is linked to the Miguel’s STEC E. Coli outbreak passed away on Oct. 26, 2023," the county said.
People who reported feeling sick said they ate at the restaurant from October 6 through the 8 and had symptoms from October 13 through the 19..
The man who died has been identified as John Christ Ferber, 87.
Attorney Ron Simon says he represents 20 customers sickened by E. coli.
Simon says some of his clients were hospitalized for several weeks. He does not represent the family of Ferber. Simon has filed two lawsuits, with others to be filed in the coming months.
He says as part of the suits, he'll be looking into the possible source of the outbreak.
“What we have found in our investigation is all these victims ate different foods. It wasn’t a common thing. What that means is there was cross contamination going on in the kitchen … It’s my job to find out how this happened and through that process, educate the defendant to make sure they don't do it again,” said Simon.
ABC 10News reached out to Brigantine Restaurants, the operator of Miguel's Cocina, and are waiting to hear back.
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