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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Death toll rises amid Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Poland

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The death toll from Legionnaires’ disease in Poland has risen to 16 with another 140 people infected in the southeastern region close to the border with Ukraine, health authorities said Wednesday.

The region of Rzeszow, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the border, is a key transit hub for international military support for Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion last year. Some 10,000 U.S. troops are stationed in the area.

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