Sick Chipotle Worker Source Of Outbreak That Sickened 135 | Patch PM

A sick worker at a Chipotle restaurant in Sterling is being pegged as the source of a Norovirus outbreak there that sickened more than 130 customers, and a Congressman shot in Alexandria is finally out of the hospital. Plus, some Virginia water systems have pollutants; how you can check your water source. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Wednesday, July 26, as pulled from our Virginia and Washington, D.C., sites.

Virginia Chipotle Norovirus Outbreak Caused By Sick Employee; More Than 135 Infected

Chipotle officials said the cause of a norovirus outbreak at a Sterling, Virginia, location was a sick employee that came to work. The outbreak, along with a second one, sickened more than 100 customers.

Deported Fairfax County Teen Dies Trying To Return To U.S.

A deported teen who grew up in Fairfax County was one of 10 people who died in an overheated truck smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Police discovered the truck behind a San Antonio, Texas Walmart after midnight on Sunday, June 23. Eight people were found dead in the overheated truck; one of the dead was Frank Fuentes, 19.

More Virginia/DC news:

• 14 Pollutants Found In Virginia Drinking Water, Study Shows
• Camera Hidden In Fairfax Woman's Bathroom; Suspect Sought
• Former Fairfax County Police Chief Injured In Car Accident
• Steve Scalise Released From Hospital, Begins Inpatient Program
• Attempted Burglary Attempted At Woodbridge Church: Police
• Man Wanted For Terrorizing Woman In Nokesville Arrested: Police
• Accused Killer Of Reston Teen Gets Court Date: Report
• Driver Punches Dashboard, Grabs Boy Who Refused To Give Directions: Arlington Police
• Over 100 Camp Out For Free Chick-fil-A In Burke (Photos)

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