NEW YORK (AP) — A Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City has claimed its first life, health officials said Friday. Officials didn't release additional ...

The outbreak has sickened 72 people with 9 remaining hospitalized as investigators trace Legionella bacteria to dozens of cooling towers on the Upper East Side.

One person has died in New York City's Legionnaires' disease outbreak as health officials continue searching for the source.

One person has died as a Legionnaires' disease outbreak continues to sweep through New York City, health officials confirmed Friday. Authorities did not disclose further details regarding the person’s ...

As of Monday, seven people were still hospitalized with the disease and 76 total cases had been reported, NYC health ...

The Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has now claimed the lives of nine people, eclipsing the death toll from ...

This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease ...

New York City has recorded its first death from the current Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin announced Friday. “I am saddened ...

A sixth death has been reported by city officials in connection to the city's Legionnaires' disease outbreak. Here's what to know.

The New York City Health Department confirmed the latest number of deaths and cases linked to the disease on Tuesday, July 21 Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in ...

A second person has died in connection with an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York City.

The outbreak has been traced to contaminated cooling towers — large equipment used to cool big buildings, the health department said. Officials tested 183 cooling towers at 160 buildings and found 77 ...