Legionnaires’ disease cluster hits the South Bronx, 1 dead and 5 cases confirmed

Five people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease and one has died in a likely cluster in parts of Melrose and Morrisania, health officials announced Thursday.The city is investigating the cases in ZIP codes 10451 and 10456 and testing cooling towers in the area for Legionella, the bacteria that causes the disease and are awaiting results of additional potential cases. “We are launching this investigation to act quickly and lower the risk of additional cases,” Hea