New York City health officials on Sunday said an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has grown to 14 confirmed cases. File Photo by Edward Jenner/Pexels
July 5 (UPI) -- An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City has jumped to 14 confirmed cases, health officials said Sunday.
What began as a report of just two cases on Thursday has now increased sevenfold to cover three ZIP codes in the area, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in an update.
"As of July 4, there are 14 confirmed cases related to the Legionnaires' disease community cluster on the Upper East Side," he said. "At least one of those cases is a person who lives, works, or has visited the ZIP code 10075.
"As a result, The NYC Health Department is adding this ZIP code to the investigation area with 10028 and 10128."
