Bronx Legionnaires' outbreak leaves 1 dead, 5 ill as NYC fights new cluster
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A fresh Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx has killed 1 and sickened 5 in Morrisania and Melrose as city health investigators race to identify the source and begin outreach. Officials say cooling towers in the area will be tested and disinfected if positive, and note that a prior Upper East Side cluster that killed 11 is no longer spreading. An NYPD precinct cooling tower showed trace levels of Legionella, but health officials say there’s no public-health risk at this time.
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