(Corrects hospitalization figure in paragraph 2 to 36 from 27 after CDC revises number)
Aug 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday 345 people have gotten sick across 27 states in a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers.
While 36 people have been hospitalized, no deaths have been reported, it said.
(Reporting by Abu Sultan in Bengaluru)
