Six confirmed cases of a serious E. coli infection and four additional "suspected" cases are being looked into by the state Department of Health, according to the Macon County Times.
Most of the six children with confirmed cases have been released from Sumner Regional Medical Center or treated by their family doctor and sent home
A representative for the Tennessee Department of Health has reported that an outbreak of E. coli at a local day care was probably started with one infected child who then transmitted the bacteria to other children.
The infected child probably attended the day care facility for three to four days while he was experiencing symptoms