h. nazan ışık—

5 August 2015—

On Tuesday, 4 August, at a press conference on Legionnaires’ outbreak at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, “The incubation period is ten days. The last decontamination was on Monday. So, again, in principle, as long as ten days from – if everything we understand is true – we’ve identified all of the sources. In principle, you still could see new cases as much as ten days from today”

He was right. Today, Wednesday, numbers have changed.

According to updated Bronx Legionnaires’ disease fact sheet provided by Mayor’s Press Office:

-Individuals with Legionnaires’ deceased: 8

-All deceased individuals were older adults and had additional underlying medical problems.

-Reported individuals with Legionnaires’: 97

-Individuals with Legionnaires’ hospitalized: 92

 Here is the original report posted on 4 August 2015

Mayor de Blasio on Legionnaires’ outbreak: “86 cases reported and, sadly, seven deaths”