Tuberculosis Outbreak: 1 Dead, 9 Hospitalized In Long Beach; Officials Declare Health Emergency

. The health department is conducting screening among those who stayed at the hotel at the time and their contacts who are likely exposed. (Credit: Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik)

Health officials in Long Beach have declared a public health emergency after one person died, and 9 people were hospitalized with tuberculosis (TB), an outbreak associated with a single-room occupancy hotel in Long Beach, California.

"As of April 29, 14 cases of TB disease have been associated with this outbreak; nine people have been hospitalized at some point in their illness; and one person has died," the City of Long Beach said in a news release.