NYC Investigating 3 Cases of Legionnaires’ in the Bronx

City Health officials are investigating 3 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx. On Wednesday, they said there were 3 cases in 3 connected buildings in Co-op City and that the cases were spread out over a year. One elderly resident has already died from Legionnaires’, a type of pneumonia. The city’s Health Department is testing the internal plumbing of the buildings for the cause. The building complex does not use a cooling tower but it was thought to be linked to a dozen cases of Legionnaires’ in 2015. Legionnaires is caused by inhaling the bacteria Legionella. For this reason, health officials warn people who are over 50, on drugs, or in poor health not to shower or inhale water in the affected buildings during the investigation. However, they say the water is safe to drink. NTD News Ting Ting O reporting from New York