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Anna Betts in New York

Fifth person dies in New York City amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak

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Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the cause of legionnaires' disease. Photograph: Roger Harris/Getty Images/Science Photo Library

A fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city’s health department.

In an update issued on Tuesday, the department said that 82 cases of legionnaires’ disease have now been identified and five people have died. Eight people remain hospitalized, while 56 have been discharged.

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