Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak

Outbreak has been traced to Upper East Side cooling towers, but Mamdani believes source of exposure was eliminated

A fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city's health department.

In an update issued on Tuesday, the department said that 82 cases of legionnaires' disease have now been identified and five people have died. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 have been discharged.