Historic New York City hotel located as source of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

The Opera House Hotel said it will go beyond newly imposed regulations in testing its cooling system as officials declared an end to the outbreak

New York City’s historic Opera House Hotel, identified as the source of a deadly spate of Legionnaires’ disease, said it will go beyond newly imposed regulations in testing its cooling system even as officials declared an end to the outbreak.

City officials on Thursday announced an end to the outbreak, which killed 12 people and sickened 128 people. Of those, two had been guests of the South Bronx hotel, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Related: Legionnaires’ disease in New York: what is it and how does it spread?

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