Five dead in NYC as officials still can’t find source of deadly outbreak
- A fifth person has died in New York City's Legionnaires' disease outbreak, health officials said Tuesday, as investigators continue searching for the source of an infection that has sickened at least 72 people over the past month.
- The city's Health Department has found Legionella bacteria in 34 cooling towers across 33 buildings, all of which have been cleaned.
- But officials still have not identified the source of the outbreak.
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- A fifth person has died in New York City's Legionnaires' disease outbreak, health officials said Tuesday, as investigators continue searching for the source of an infection that has sickened at least 72 people over the past month.
- The city's Health Department has found Legionella bacteria in 34 cooling towers across 33 buildings, all of which have been cleaned.
- But officials still have not identified the source of the outbreak.
Sources: The Independent