The State Health Department wants New Jersey residents to know the E. coli outbreak may be over.While admitting the outbreak is serious, New Jersey's Health Commissioner Fred Jacobs says the public or other stores are no longer at risk. Jacobs says the department is waiting on more than 40 tests to help identify the exact strain and cause of the outbreak.At least 22 people, including young children, have become sick from the bacteria. Three Taco Bells in New Jersey are being investigated for contamination. Those locations are 807 Stelton Road in South Plainfield, 1131 Inman Avenue in Edison and 1135 Easton Avenue in Franklin Township.At least 14 people on Long Island have also come down with E. coli that may be linked to Taco Bell restaurants. The chain has agreed to temporarily close eight locations there as part of the investigation.Symptoms include high fever, diarrhea and severe cramping and could take up to eight days to appear. Anyone who has recently eaten at a Taco Bell is advised to keep an eye out for E. coli symptoms.

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