HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Three people have now died among the 70 people who have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in a cluster that broke out in Harlem last week, according to health officials.
The New York City Health Department provided an update Tuesday on their investigation into a community cluster of Legionnaires' in Central Harlem, linked to ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039, and bordering communities.
So far, they say 67 people have been diagnosed with the disease since July 25, killing three people. Those numbers are a slight increase from Monday night, when the department reported 58 total cases, and two deaths.
The Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Harlem is not expected to spread to other communities, a spokesperson at the New York City health de