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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

One dead and 22 sick from Legionnaires’ cluster in New York, health officials say

One person is dead, and over 20 others have fallen ill after a new Legionnaires' outbreak in New York City, health officials say.

The disease – a type of severe pneumonia that grows in warm water – was first detected last week in Harlem, the New York City Health Department said on Wednesday.

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