DeFusco’s Salmonella Zeppoles now linked to 79 ill, 30 hospitalized and 2 deaths By Bill Marler on April 18, 2011 Posted in Legal Cases Cases of Illness between March 14 – April 7, 2011 * 79 Cases Total (78 in Rhode Island, 1 in Massachusetts) * 30 Hospitalizations (2 Discharged, 1 Current) * 48 Lab-confirmed Salmonella * 2 Salmonella-associated Deaths