Health officials confirmed another death linked to New York City’s largest Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in ten years, raising growing concerns across the city. The outbreak, which has now claimed multiple lives and sickened dozens more, has been traced to contaminated cooling towers in the Bronx. Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia caused by inhaling water droplets containing Legionella bacteria, poses heightened risks to older adults and those with weakened immune systems. City health teams have been working to disinfect affected buildings and monitor additional cooling systems to prevent further spread. Officials stressed that the water supply remains safe for drinking and household use, but urged residents in impacted areas to seek medical care immediately if they develop flu-like symptoms, fever, or shortness of breath. With the death toll rising, public health experts are calling for stricter maintenance protocols and faster inspections to ensure such a widespread outbreak does not occur again.

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