By June 24, the number of cases of salmonellosis linked to the Brook-Lea Country Club had risen from 17 to 53.
Over the next three weeks the number of Salmonella cases linked to Brook-Lea soared from 57 to well over 100. At least 95 of the cases were both culture-confirmed and linked epidemiologically to the consumption of food at Brook-Lea between June 1 and June 18.
There was a second, smaller outbreak of Salmonella illnesses at Brook-Lea, yielding six more cases, at the beginning of July. Four of the cases were Brook-Lea employees. Overall, there were now 106 confirmed cases of Salmonella food poisoning in people residing in Monroe County and the surrounding area. All of these cases were linked to the Brook-Lea Country Club.