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Death toll rises to 3 in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
The death toll has risen to three in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on New York City's Upper East Side, with 74 people diagnosed in the cluster. Health officials report no new symptoms have emerged in over a week, and a water cooling tower was found to have traces of the bacteria in 2015.
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