Health officials have announced that seven﻿ more people in NYC have become sick with Legionnaire's disease, in what appears to be a new cluster of cases in the Bronx. The new cases are not related to the outbreak of the disease that occurred in NYC over the summer, which affected 120 people in the South Bronx. The outbreak was traced back to a cooling tower at Morris Park. An investigation is now underway into the new cluster. Scientists have taken samples from all of the cooling towers in Morris Park to test for bacteria, according to the health department.
Health officials have announced that seven﻿ more people in NYC have become sick with Legionnaire's disease, in what appears to be a new cluster of cases in the Bronx. The new cases are not related to the outbreak of the disease that occurred in NYC over the summer, which affected 120 people in the South Bronx. The outbreak was traced back to a cooling tower at the Opera House Hotel. An investigation is now underway into the new cluster. Scientists have taken samples from all of the cooling towers in Morris Park to test for bacteria, according to the health department.