3 Dead in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak at New York Senior Living Facility

A 1978 electron microscope image shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which are responsible for causing the pneumonic Legionnaires' disease. Francis Chandler/CDC via AP

Three residents of a senior living facility in Albany, New York, have died after testing positive for Legionnaires’ disease.

The Albany County Department of Health was notified of a Legionnaires’ outbreak at Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker on Friday where 10 people tested positive, in addition to the three who died.