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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak has killed five and sickened 82, but doctors say key prevention steps can reduce exposure risk.

A seventh person has died from Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak hit Manhattan's Upper East Side this summer. Over 90 people have tested positive for the illness so far as officials say they ...

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 ...

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

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