Fourth person dies in New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#774NQ)
US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has probably been eliminated after 76 people fell ill
An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in New York City has claimed a fourth life, officials have said, as they again expressed confidence the source of the exposure had been eliminated.
A statement from the city's health department on Monday said the outbreak, which was traced to cooling towers in buildings in Manhattan's Upper East Side, had sickened 76 people - with 53 discharged after hospital treatment, and 12 others managing their recovery at home.
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