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Florida: Health investigation underway at Pinellas school after teacher dies of Legionnaires’ disease

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  • Florida: Health investigation underway at Pinellas school after teacher dies of Legionnaires’ disease

    PUBLISHED 10:30 AM ET DEC. 09, 2024
    BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF PINELLAS COUNTY​

    PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — State health officials are investigating a death and possible cases of Legionnaires’ disease at an elementary school.

    According to Spectrum Bay News 9’s partner newspaper the Tampa Bay Times, a 61-year-old Kindergarten teacher at Pasadena Fundamental Elementary died Nov. 24 after being in intensive care for four days. ...

    The school’s principal said students in the impacted building will take classes in another part of the school while repairs are made to the air conditioning system.

    As many as seven classrooms may be impacted.

    Officials said the district is waiting on test results of air samples from the building.



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