Seven cases of Legionnaires’ disease were confirmed from an outbreak at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas. That is up from the two cases that sparked the initial investigation in June, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that there are now 92 confirmed and suspected cases tied to the Legionella bacteria at the Rio. Of those, 56 cases are related to Pontiac fever, a flu-like disease caused by the same bacteria as Legionnaires’ disease.
