Fifth Person Dies in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in NYC NeighborhoodFifth Person Dies in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in NYC NeighborhoodFifth Person Dies in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in NYC Neighborhood 

Gemini / GoogleA fifth person has died in connection to a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City, health officials reported July 21. The New York City health department said in a news release that it has identified at least 82 cases of the disease in an outbreak on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 people have been discharged from the hospital.