7th person dies from Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, with 114 confirmed cases

A seventh person has died as a result of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, according to health officials

A seventh person has died as a result of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, according to health officials.

The New York City Health Department said Thursday that the seventh death was one of 114 confirmed cases in all since late July. There were six people currently in the hospital after being sickened by the disease.

It comes just days after authorities said they were investigating at least at least two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a Bronx condominium complex to determine a possible connection, though they said those patients were not believed to be linked to the Harlem cluster.

The Bronx cases are thought to be related to a building’s internal hot water plumbing system, health officials say, which is different from when they are tied to cooling towers, as is the case in the Central Harlem outbreak. When cooling towers are involved, the outbreak spans multiple neighborhoods.

Cases are more self-contained when a single building is involved.