Two dead, 24 diagnosed in Legionnaires cluster in the Bronx

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The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has now killed two people, the city health department said. Out of 24 people diagnosed, four are currently hospitalized.

A NY State health team testing for Legionella in the Bronx in 2015Two people have now died from Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx, health officials said Wednesday.

Four cooling towers in the area tested positive for Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria that causes the disease. The health department said the four towers have since been disinfected.

 

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