ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) – Health officials say three people have died and at least five more were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner at an event organized by a church in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch said Monday that it received eight patients with probable food borne symptoms between Friday and Saturday. It says three of the patients died, four patients were treated and released and one remains hospitalized.
San Francisco television station KTVU reports that Golden Hills Community Church confirmed it hosted the dinner at the American Legion Hall in Antioch on Thanksgiving.
The Contra Costa Public Health Department is investigating and says there is no current risk to the general public.
