A sixth person has died in a Harlem Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, health officials said Thursday.

The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said there have now been 111 confirmed cases of the disease — and that seven people are currently hospitalized. None of the dead have been identified. A fifth person died earlier this week.

Cases have been recorded in ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039 since the outbreak was identified in late July.

“The risk to most people in these ZIP codes is low. If you live or work in the area and have flu-like symptoms, see a health care provider right away,” the health department urged.

Legionnaires is a bacterial pneumonia, caused by the bacteria legionella, which grows in warm water. While it cannot be passed from person to person,

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