5th person dies in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City - AP News
A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, with 34 cooling towers identified as contaminated. Health officials are currently cleaning 82 towers across the city to contain the spread of the bacteria.
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The outbreak underscores ongoing public health challenges in urban infrastructure maintenance and the difficulty of managing environmental pathogens in densely populated areas.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said Tuesday night.
The New York City Health Department said it has confirmed the presence of the bacteria in 34 cooling towers in 33 buildings, all of which are being cleaned. Officials still haven’t identified the source of the bacteria that has sickened more than six dozen people in the last month.
No new patients have come forward with symptoms in the last 10 days, the department said in a news release.
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