A sixth person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, according to city health officials.
The latest death came as there have been 111 confirmed cases of the pneumonia-like lung infection across Harlem, with seven people still hospitalized , the New York City Health Department said in an update Thursday.
None of the six dead have been identified. 3
The grim update comes after city officials revealed that 12 cooling towers across five northern Manhattan zip codes — four atop city-owned buildings, including Harlem Hospital — have tested positive for the deadly bacteria since late July.
The cooling towers that tested positive were drained and disinfected — but outraged locals have blasted city officials for not doing enough to prevent the deadly diseas