HARLEM, Manhattan (WPIX) – A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem, health officials in New York City have confirmed.
The outbreak had sickened at least 99 people as of Thursday, 17 of whom were hospitalized, officials said.
Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread through building water systems. The city’s outbreak has been linked to cooling towers, which use water and a fan to cool buildings…