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This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease. Francis Chandler/CDC via AP
NEW YORK—New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment.
The latest death was announced on Thursday. Officials said they had concluded the death of a person with the disease who died before mid-August is associated with the cluster.
