96 E. coli cases linked to outbreak at Calgary daycares; 22 children in hospital: AHS

The number of children sickened by a massive E. coli outbreak at 11 Calgary-area daycares has now doubled.

The number of children sickened by a massive E. coli outbreak at 11 Calgary-area daycares has now doubled.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says 96 cases have been confirmed as of Wednesday afternoon.

Twenty-two children are in hospital due to serious symptoms — 16 at the Alberta Children's Hospital and the rest at the Peter Lougheed Centre.

"We have dedicated teams of specialists focused on diagnosing and supporting any children who present to the emergency room or may need to be admitted," said Dr. Francesco Rizzuti, an AHS medical officer of health for the Calgary Zone.

Danielle Redwood's two-year-old son Doulie is one of the children impacted.

While he has not been admitted, he still needs daily blood tests.

The worry is a condition known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) that affects kidney function.