1 dead in connection with new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx

The Brief

  • The New York City Health Department is investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx.
  • Five people were diagnosed with the disease, and one has died in connection with the cluster.
  • “Community health workers will be canvassing the neighborhood,” Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin confirmed in a press release.

THE BRONX One person has died in connection with a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease after five were diagnosed with it in the Bronx.

1 dead from Legionnaires’ in the Bronx

What we know:

The New York City Health Department is investigating a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx.

Five people were diagnosed with the disease, and one has died in connection with the cluster.

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