A fifth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease as the city’s health department tries to contain the virus in Central Harlem. Health officials said there are 108 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease,

A fifth person has died as a result of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, which has sickened more than 100, health officials said.

A fifth New Yorker has died in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem, city health officials said. The cluster of the pneumonia-like illness, first detected on July 25, has spread across five zip codes in Upper Manhattan and sickened at least 108 people — including 14 who are currently hospitalized,