SOUTH BRONX, N.Y. (WABC) —
A fourth death due to Legionnaire’s disease was reported Saturday in the South Bronx section of New York City.
In all cases, the deaths involved people who were older and had preexisting conditions.
There are now 65 confirmed cases of the disease since July 10. This is the third time the number of cases has risen this week since health officials announced the outbreak.
All testing for Legionnaire’s is done. On Saturday officials reported that two new locations were identified as confirmed sites; one of those sites had been totally disinfected; the other was completed Saturday afternoon.
Streamline Plastics Company on Park Avenue in the Bronx is the last of five sites health officials have positively identified as being a possible source of this Legionnaires cluster.
Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Jay Varma expects the number of Legionnaires cases’ to increase over the next seven days as they now try to figure out exactly which cooling tower is spreading this bacteria. http://7online.com/health/4th-person-dies-from-legionnaires-disease-in-south-bronx/897860/
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