JESSUP, Md. — Ambulances took 46 patients to the hospital for reported food poisoning, Howard County Fire and EMS reported Monday evening.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the 7700 block of Chesapeake Bay Court around 3:45 p.m.
A spokesperson for Howard County Fire and Rescue initially said that more than 20 people were being evaluated for symptoms consistent with food poisoning.
That number went up to more than 30 patients, as the evening continued.
Crews are on the scene of the 7700 block of Chesapeake Bay Court in Jessup for a report of multiple sick patients with reported food poisoning. Our personnel have evaluated more than 30 patients who reportedly consumed the same food. Multiple patients have been transported. All…
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) October 21, 2024
The Department updated the total number of patients to 46, just after 6 p.m.
Update: 46 total patients were transported to the hospital. All patients were non-critical.
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) October 21, 2024
They are all thought to have ingested the same thing.
