Two people have died and at least 24 have been sickened in the Bronx from the pneumonia-like illness known as Legionnaire's disease. A cluster of cases in the Highbridge section has been closely monitored since an outbreak last month.
A cluster of the Legionnaires' disease in the High Bridge section of the Bronx now numbers 24 people. Two people have died from the disease.Two people have died and at least 24 have been sickened in the Bronx from the pneumonia-like illness known as Legionnaire's disease. A cluster of cases in theAccording to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the two people who died were over the age of 50 and had risk factors for severe disease. Four people are currently hospitalized.
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria that spreads through mist, such as from air-conditioning units for large buildings. The Dept. of Health says it completed the remediation of four cooling towers in the impacted areas that tested positive for the presence of the bacteria last week.
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