A patient contracting the Legionnaires’ disease in Sydney has died amid an outbreak of the dangerous lung infection in Australia’s most populous city.
On April 17, New South Wales (NSW) Health confirmed that the person had passed away in hospital last week.
“Sadly, one of the people who contracted the disease passed away in hospital last week,” it said in a statement.
“NSW Health expresses its sincere condolences to their loved ones.”
According to the department, there have been 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Sydney so far.
These patients were found to have spent time in the CBD and other nearby areas between March 13 and April 5....
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