NYC: 24 diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease in Bronx; 2 deaths

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Source: https://apnews.com/article/health-n...ires-disease-1a6b080135fb5193308f4797e03e0343

9 diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease in Bronx; 1 death
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NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in a Bronx neighborhood has sickened 19 people since the beginning of the month, with one person dying, city health officials said Wednesday.

The Health Department said cooling towers in the borough’s Highbridge section had been tested for the presence of the bacteria Legionella which causes the disease, a form of pneumonia. The bacteria was found in four of the towers, which the department ordered to be disinfected...

 

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Source: https://patch.com/new-york/new-york...ies-bronx-legionnaires-outbreak-officials-say

NYC Legionnaires' Disease Death Toll Mounts: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized
The monthlong outbreak in the Bronx infected 24 people so far, city health officials said.
Matt Troutman,
Patch Staff
Posted Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 8:59 am ET
Updated Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 9:16 am ET

NEW YORK CITY — Another person has died in a Bronx cluster of Legionnaires' disease, health officials said.

The outbreak in the Highbridge neighborhood has so far claimed two lives and infected 24 people, of whom four were hospitalized as of Wednesday, according to a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announcement...